The Next Century Foundation

Analysis

The Next Century Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penzance. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Next Century Foundation reported income of £31k and spending of £31k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £17k to £31k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Next Century Foundation sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The World Federation for Neuro-Rehabilitation (£31k), Rotary Club of Cheam and Sutton Charity Fund (£31k) and The Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance (£31k).