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the sobell foundation

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and other charities or voluntary bodies. The Sobell Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales and Israel.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Sobell Foundation is a grant-making trust. Funding is generally restricted to charities working in the following fields: medical care and treatment; care and education for physically and mentally disabled people; homelessness; and care and support for the elderly and children from disadvantaged backgrounds. In Israel only the Trustees support coexistence and immigrant absorption projects.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,184,037
Latest Expenditure
£2,286,011

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 171.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 88.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 17.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £1,184,037
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,030,836
Raising Funds £255,175
Governance £140,816
Grants to Institutions £1,890,020
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£1,184,037£2,286,011£2,030,836£59,206,069£59,206,0690 / 0
2024£1,214,034£2,342,207£2,108,152£58,927,107£58,927,1070 / 0
2023£941,203£3,890,139£3,644,716£57,979,332£57,979,3320 / 0
2022£698,792£4,026,645£3,760,505£64,162,810£64,162,8100 / 0
2021£1,888,872£1,938,549£1,676,460£63,493,304£63,493,3040 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers