The Spoore, Merry and Rixman Foundation
Analysis
The Spoore, Merry and Rixman Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidenhead. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Spoore, Merry and Rixman Foundation reported income of £332k and spending of £588k, spending 177% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £327k to £332k (+1.4%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 217% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Spoore, Merry and Rixman Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northern Heartlands (£331k), Zest Theatre (£332k) and The Photographic Angle (£331k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Charity awards grants to persons who are under the age of 25 years, resident within the area SL6 1-9, who in the opinion of the Trustees are in need of financial assistance for their education, including school uniform, tools, books and provision of facilities not normally provided by the Local Education Authority.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Heartlands | Barnard Castle | £331k |
| Zest Theatre | Lincoln | £332k |
| The Photographic Angle | Exeter | £331k |
| National Youth Ballet of Great Britain | West Sussex | £332k |