The Inspire Foundation

Analysis

The Inspire Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in March 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Inspire Foundation reported income of £282k and spending of £203k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £215k to £282k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Inspire Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary Welfare Fund (£281k), Trauma Breakthrough Ltd. (£282k) and All Saints Community Projects (£281k).