Dame Alice Owen's Foundation

Analysis

Dame Alice Owen's Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Dame Alice Owen's Foundation reported income of £4.9m and spending of £5.5m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.3m to £4.9m (+46%), an average of +10% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Dame Alice Owen's Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aysgarth School Trust Limited (£4.9m), Kingshott School Trust Limited (£4.9m) and Lancaster University Students' Union (£4.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 57% of spending and raising funds 42%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.9m. Reserves of £8.3m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate.