The Anderson Foundation

Registered charity 1063380 · since 1997andersonfoundation.co.uk·Essex, Greater London·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£364k

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

The Anderson Foundation's stated grant-making focus is improving the lives of children on the autistic spectrum, so work of that kind is the clearest fit, while its wider aim is supporting the most vulnerable and helping charitable partners reach communities in need.
Its grant range is not stated, so ask it what size of request it would consider rather than guessing from the £364,021 it paid out in its most recent annual report.
It selects organisations it believes will truly benefit from supporters' contributions and seeks measurable impact, so a request should show clearly what the money would achieve.
No way to apply is published in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so a short enquiry is the sensible first step.
Its geographic focus is not stated, so check with it directly before writing, even though its register entry lists areas of operation across London and Essex.

Overview

The Anderson Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1063380).

The Anderson Foundation raises funds through events and initiatives so that charities can create impact and fulfil their missions. It began as an initiative to let fundraisers take a more hands-on role in where and how money was spent, and it runs fundraising events to support other charities. Its grant-making policy has focused on improving the lives of children on the autistic spectrum, and it paid out £364,021 in its most recent annual report.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Anderson Foundation raises funds through events and initiatives to enable charities to create impact and fulfil their missions. It takes a hands-on approach to selecting organisations that will truly benefit from supporters’ contributions and seeks measurable impact from the money raised. Its stated aim is to support those who are most vulnerable and help charitable partners reach communities and vulnerable groups in need. It makes donations to other charities. It reports a grant-making policy focus on improving the lives of children on the autistic spectrum. Its model combines fundraising events with selecting charitable organisations for support.

Themes

Autism

How to apply

No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The Foundation selects organisations that it believes will truly benefit from supporters’ contributions.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Greater London
Essex

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to The Anderson Foundation.

The Cherry Family FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £210k Archbishop Tenison's School FoundationNo public process The Hearn FoundationNo public processGave £2.2M The Carole and Geoffrey Lawson FoundationRollingGave £526k The Sir Simon Milton FoundationGave £159k Stanley FoundationRollingGave £62,290 Manolo Blahnik FoundationNo public processGave £491k Wembley Stadium FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £499k The Tim Henman FoundationRollingGave £64,369 The Earl of Northampton’s CharityRollingGave £549k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 4 April 2021	£80,678	£121,863	—	Accounts for year to 4 April 2021
year to 3 April 2022	£643,036	£575,146	—	Accounts for year to 3 April 2022
year to 2 April 2023	£651,521	£757,158	—	Accounts for year to 2 April 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£971,637	£1,003,705	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£976,319	£1,125,080	£364,021	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.