The Blair Foundation

Analysis

The Blair Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in July 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Blair Foundation reported income of £26k and spending of £119k, spending 458% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £23k to £26k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 456% 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 Blair Foundation sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Armoured Corps Memorial Trust (£26k), High Halstow Village Hall (£26k) and Twinkle Trust Animal Aid (£26k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.