DENISE COATES FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Foundation's purpose is to distribute funds in support of local, national and international charitable activities, exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales.
Latest income
£144m
Expenditure
£19.0m
Financial year end
2025-03-26
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-28 | £19.3m | £7.3m | |
| 2022-03-27 | £19.8m | £20.3m | |
| 2023-03-26 | £18.9m | £12.4m | |
| 2024-03-26 | £133m | £13.0m | |
| 2025-03-26 | £144m | £19.0m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-26
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £130m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £14.0m |
| Total income | £144m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £16.8m |
| Raising funds | £2.2m |
| Grants to institutions | £16.7m |
| Governance | £93k |
| Total expenditure | £19.0m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £16.8m |
| Total funds | £1.09bn |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £16.8m |
| — endowment | £1.08bn |
| Total assets | £1.09bn |
| Cash | £131m |
People
| Employees | 0 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Amateur Sport
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Recreation
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Other Finance
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.