The Graham Dacre Charitable Foundation

Analysis

The Graham Dacre Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in March 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Graham Dacre Charitable Foundation reported income of £626k and spending of £1.1m, spending 182% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £2.2m to £626k (-72%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 200% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Graham Dacre Charitable Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wigan & Leigh Carers Centre (£626k), The Weinstock Fund (£636k) and The William Leech Charity (£625k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 84% and donations and legacies 9.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £16.1m would cover about 168 months of spending at that rate.