The Edgware Foundation
Analysis
The Edgware Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in May 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, 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 September 2025, The Edgware Foundation reported income of £304k and spending of £275k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £222k to £304k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Edgware Foundation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Albarkat Welfare Trust (£304k), MJB Charitable Trust (£305k) and Seven Seeds CIO (£304k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trustees stand possessed of the Trust Fund upon trust to pay or apply the whole of the income and the capital of the Trust Fund to or towards or in furtherance or for the benefit of such one or more charities, charitable institutions or charitable purposes in any part of the world in such shares and in such manner as the Trustees in their absolute discretion may from time to time determine.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Albarkat Welfare Trust | Leicester | £304k |
| MJB Charitable Trust | Hampshire | £305k |
| Seven Seeds CIO | London | £304k |
| The League of Friends of the Bexhill Hospital CIO | Bexhill on Sea | £305k |