Santander UK Foundation Limited

Analysis

Santander UK Foundation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02509711). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Santander UK Foundation Limited reported income of £825k and spending of £490k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £3.7m to £825k (-78%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Santander UK Foundation Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Midhurst Palliative Care CIO (£824k), Healthwatch Norfolk (£833k) and Worcestershire Cricket Foundation (£821k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 73% and donations and legacies 27%. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £151k. Reserves of £21.2m would cover about 364 months of spending at that rate.