THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES
Registered charity 1132048 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FOUNDATION OF PRINCE WILLIAM AND PRINCE HARRY, THE ROYAL FOUNDATION, THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE, THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE AND PRINCE HARRY, THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE AND THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased to £19.6m from £12.2m in the prior year, driven by greater unrestricted and restricted support and a net asset share from The Earthshot Prize. Total operating expenditure rose to £16.6m, with 89% spent on charitable activities, resulting in a net income of £3.28m for the group. The charity holds free reserves of £8.1m, which the Trustees note exceed their stated policy target of 9-12 months of operating expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Simon Patterson — Chairman (source)
- Sarah Henwood — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Dr Tom Clements — Executive Director, Conservation (source)
- Hazel Detsiny — Executive Director, Homelessness (source)
- Christian Guy — Executive Director, Centre for Early Childhood (source)
- Kully Kaur-Ballagan — Director, Research & Impact (source)
- Kathryn Martindale — Director of Finance and Operations (source)
- Amy Pickerill — Creative Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.8m
Reserves (reported)
£10.7m
Reported reserves equal ~7.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Trustees
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES financially healthy?
The accounts state that total income increased to £19.6m from £12.2m in the prior year, driven by greater unrestricted and restricted support and a net asset share from The Earthshot Prize. Total operating expenditure rose to £16.6m, with 89% spent on charitable activities, resulting in a net income of £3.28m for the group. The charity holds free reserves of £8.1m, which the Trustees note exceed their stated policy target of 9-12 months of operating expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES as a grant recipient include The Ashley Tabor-King Foundation, ANA LEAF FOUNDATION, IGY FOUNDATION, THE RUMI FOUNDATION, THE RUBIN FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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