The Derek Hill Foundation

Analysis

The Derek Hill Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 Derek Hill Foundation reported income of £31k and spending of £50k, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £35k to £31k (-12%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 339% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Derek Hill Foundation sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% 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 South West Area of Nafas (£31k), Sandford on Thames Village Hall (£31k) and Swansea Bach Choir (£31k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.