Biggest charity reserves 2026

Reserves reported in the charity's detailed annual return — the largest cushions on the register · snapshot 2026-07-28

# Charity ReservesLatest income
01 WELLCOME TRUST £33.93bn £569m
02 THE LEVERHULME TRUST £4.01bn £104m
03 THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY £1.64bn £766m
04 LIFEARC £1.61bn £205m
05 ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION £1.28bn £9.5m
06 AKO FOUNDATION £1.27bn £70.2m
07 THE WOLFSON FOUNDATION £962m £26.9m
08 THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION (UK) £858m £66.7m
09 CANAL & RIVER TRUST £853m £233m
10 THE DAVID HOCKNEY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED £817m £821k
11 CARDIFF UNIVERSITY £767m £634m
12 LLOYD'S REGISTER FOUNDATION £635m £692m
13 THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION £531m £27.2m
14 THE REPRESENTATIVE BODY OF THE CHURCH IN WALES £527m £22.0m
15 THE SEQUOIA TRUST £488m £2.9m
16 THE HELPING FOUNDATION £419m £34.8m
17 MHS HOMES LIMITED £411m £83.7m
18 FIA FOUNDATION £410m £9.5m
19 ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS £403m £30.7m
20 THE MASTER (OR KEEPER) AND FELLOWS OF PETERHOUSE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE £387m £16.4m
21 THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST £386m £108m
22 Becht Foundation £380m £8.5m
23 BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES £373m £42.6m
24 CANCER RESEARCH UK £363m £735m
25 THE EXTRACARE CHARITABLE TRUST £349m £69.9m
26 MOTABILITY £342m £54.2m
27 THE KENNEDY TRUST FOR RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH £332m £11.3m
28 LHA LONDON LTD £299m £19.8m
29 GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FOUNDED IN HONOUR OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED MARY THE VIRGIN £295m £26.4m
30 SELWOOD HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED £294m £60.5m
31 THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITED £287m £12.5m
32 WALSALL HOUSING GROUP LIMITED £286m £155m
33 THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST £285m £3.5m
34 SWANSEA UNIVERSITY £284m £326m
35 GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CHILDREN'S CHARITY £278m £140m
36 THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION £275m £6.3m
37 THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION £275m £7.3m
38 A W CHARITABLE TRUST £270m £17.6m
39 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES/PRIFYSGOL DE CYMRU £267m £225m
40 FARMLAND RESERVE UK LIMITED £262m £57.9m
41 THE SHAW TRUST LIMITED £244m £291m
42 THE WATERLOO FOUNDATION £241m £15.5m
43 THE SALVATION ARMY OFFICERS' PENSION FUND £241m £4.4m
44 THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (GREAT BRITAIN) £239m £87.8m
45 THE CAPRICORN FOUNDATION £237m £5.2m
46 CLARE COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE £231m £16.0m
47 THE KING'S FUND £225m £13.8m
48 THE RAMSBURY MANOR FOUNDATION £223m £5.4m
49 HOMERTON COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE £219m £21.2m
50 THE COLLEGE OR HALL OF VALENCE MARY COMMONLY PEMBROKE COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE £219m £23.2m
51 BANGOR UNIVERSITY £215m £160m
52 METHODIST HOMES £208m £283m
53 United Learning LTD £206m £790m
54 TRINITY HALL CAMBRIDGE £206m £16.4m
55 THE MICHAEL UREN FOUNDATION £202m £4.3m
56 THE EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION £197m £52.4m
57 THE WHITGIFT FOUNDATION £196m £77.1m
58 HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED £195m £18.5m
59 ST ANDREW'S HEALTHCARE £193m £236m
60 THE ROYAL LITERARY FUND £192m £4.3m
61 THE SCHOOLS OF KING EDWARD VI IN BIRMINGHAM £188m £32.2m
62 THE KYNGE'S COLLEGE OF OUR LADYE OF ETON BESYDE WINDESORE £186m £99.6m
63 WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF BRITAIN £184m £38.5m
64 LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY £183m £56.9m
65 CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY £181m £149m
66 THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS £173m £6.4m
67 Bernard Sunley Foundation £168m £3.0m
68 ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851 £163m £2.3m
69 AQA EDUCATION £162m £280m
70 Vivensa Foundation £162m £1.4m
71 COUNCIL FOR WORLD MISSION (UK) £161m £4.2m
72 COVENT GARDEN IP LTD £155m £5.4m
73 Magenta Living £155m £82.7m
74 FONDATION CHANEL £154m £2.4m
75 EDWARD PENLEY ABRAHAM RESEARCH FUND £153m £2.2m
76 THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION £153m £251m
77 ROYAL STAR & GARTER £151m £26.0m
78 THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION £151m £3.9m
79 THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION £151m £4.2m
80 THE ALEXANDER MOSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST £147m £5.8m
81 CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION £146m £4.8m
82 THE DRUE HEINZ CHARITABLE TRUST £145m £1.5m
83 CHURCHILL COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE £145m £28.6m
84 THE THALIDOMIDE TRUST £145m £28.6m
85 CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY £143m £354m
86 JESUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE £139m £31.1m
87 BRIGHTON COLLEGE £138m £80.7m
88 THE PRINCIPAL AND FELLOWS OF SOMERVILLE COLLEGE £137m £20.0m
89 THE DOLPHIN SQUARE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION £137m £15.8m
90 THE LINBURY TRUST £135m £5.7m
91 JISC £134m £151m
92 THE WARDENS AND ASSISTANTS OF ROCHESTER BRIDGE IN THE COUNTY OF KENT £132m £3.9m
93 IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION £132m £24.1m
94 THE BEIT TRUST £131m £2.8m
95 NORTH WEST LUNG CENTRE £130m £20.9m
96 MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE £129m £77.7m
97 STEPHEN TAYLOR FOUNDATION £127m £61.1m
98 UNIVERSITY OF WALES:TRINITY SAINT DAVID £126m £210m
99 Arthritis UK £125m £30.0m
100 THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST £124m £11.5m

Figures as reported to the Charity Commission for England and Wales — Scottish and Northern Irish charities are registered separately and are not included. Reserves, headcount, grants and investment income come from each charity's detailed annual return, which only larger charities file. Annual returns lag the present by up to a year or more. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.