The Squires Foundation

Analysis

The Squires Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in January 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Squires Foundation reported income of £214k and spending of £247k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £118k to £214k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 185%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Squires Foundation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legs (£214k), The Chronic Disease Research Foundation (£214k) and Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM) (£214k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.