The Strasser Foundation

Analysis

The Strasser Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle. It was registered in August 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, 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 May 2025, The Strasser Foundation reported income of £21k and spending of £14k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £5,257 to £21k (+303%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 278%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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 Strasser Foundation sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coronation Hall Water Eaton (£21k), Doddington Village Hall Management Committee (£21k) and Steadquote Limited (£21k).