The Isabel Blackman Foundation

Analysis

The Isabel Blackman Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in April 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Isabel Blackman Foundation reported income of £339k and spending of £361k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £298k to £339k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Isabel Blackman Foundation sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Roger Greenhalgh Vascular Foundation (£339k), Case Management Society UK (£339k) and On Your Bike (Recycle) Ltd (£339k).