The Azure Charitable Foundation

Analysis

The Azure Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northumberland. It was registered in October 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01666027). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Azure Charitable Foundation reported income of £12.1m and spending of £11.0m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £8.8m to £12.1m (+38%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2026, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Azure Charitable Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include We Change Lives (WCL) (£12.0m), Youth Sport Trust (£12.2m) and Pure Innovations Limited (£12.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 58% and trading 42%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £6,600. Charitable activities took 59% of spending and raising funds 40%. Reserves of £7.4m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 226 people.