Biggest charity reserves 2026

Reserves reported in the charity's detailed annual return — the largest cushions on the register · snapshot 2026-10-03

# Charity ReservesLatest income
01 WELLCOME TRUST £35.72bn £589m
02 THE LEVERHULME TRUST £4.14bn £124m
03 LIFEARC £1.70bn £86.7m
04 THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY £1.64bn £766m
05 ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION £1.34bn £8.9m
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 REPRESENTATIVE BODY OF THE CHURCH IN WALES £618m £23.0m
14 THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION £531m £27.2m
15 THE SEQUOIA TRUST £488m £2.9m
16 THE HELPING FOUNDATION £419m £34.8m
17 MHS HOMES LIMITED £411m £83.7m
18 THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST £410m £155m
19 FIA FOUNDATION £410m £9.5m
20 ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS £403m £30.7m
21 THE MASTER (OR KEEPER) AND FELLOWS OF PETERHOUSE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE £387m £16.4m
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 THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITED £303m £14.2m
29 THE SOUTH LONDON CHURCH FUND AND SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE £300m £30.1m
30 LHA LONDON LTD £299m £19.8m
31 GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FOUNDED IN HONOUR OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED MARY THE VIRGIN £295m £26.4m
32 SELWOOD HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED £294m £60.5m
33 WALSALL HOUSING GROUP LIMITED £286m £155m
34 THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST £285m £3.5m
35 SWANSEA UNIVERSITY £284m £326m
36 GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CHILDREN'S CHARITY £278m £140m
37 THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION £275m £6.3m
38 THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION £275m £7.3m
39 A W CHARITABLE TRUST £270m £17.6m
40 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES/PRIFYSGOL DE CYMRU £267m £225m
41 FARMLAND RESERVE UK LIMITED £262m £57.9m
42 THE SHAW TRUST LIMITED £244m £291m
43 THE WATERLOO FOUNDATION £241m £15.5m
44 THE SALVATION ARMY OFFICERS' PENSION FUND £241m £4.4m
45 THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (GREAT BRITAIN) £239m £87.8m
46 THE CAPRICORN FOUNDATION £237m £5.2m
47 CLARE COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE £231m £16.0m
48 THE KING'S FUND £225m £13.8m
49 THE RAMSBURY MANOR FOUNDATION £223m £5.4m
50 HOMERTON COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE £219m £21.2m
51 THE COLLEGE OR HALL OF VALENCE MARY COMMONLY PEMBROKE COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE £219m £23.2m
52 BANGOR UNIVERSITY £215m £160m
53 METHODIST HOMES £208m £283m
54 United Learning LTD £206m £790m
55 TRINITY HALL CAMBRIDGE £206m £16.4m
56 THE MICHAEL UREN FOUNDATION £202m £4.3m
57 THE EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION £197m £52.4m
58 THE WHITGIFT FOUNDATION £196m £77.1m
59 HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED £195m £18.5m
60 ST ANDREW'S HEALTHCARE £193m £236m
61 THE ROYAL LITERARY FUND £192m £4.3m
62 THE SCHOOLS OF KING EDWARD VI IN BIRMINGHAM £188m £32.2m
63 THE KYNGE'S COLLEGE OF OUR LADYE OF ETON BESYDE WINDESORE £186m £99.6m
64 WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF BRITAIN £184m £38.5m
65 LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY £183m £56.9m
66 CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY £181m £149m
67 THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS £173m £6.4m
68 Bernard Sunley Foundation £168m £3.0m
69 THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION £163m £5.0m
70 AQA EDUCATION £162m £280m
71 Vivensa Foundation £162m £1.4m
72 COUNCIL FOR WORLD MISSION (UK) £161m £4.2m
73 BURGHLEY HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED £157m £17.7m
74 COVENT GARDEN IP LTD £155m £5.4m
75 Magenta Living £155m £82.7m
76 EDWARD PENLEY ABRAHAM RESEARCH FUND £153m £2.2m
77 CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION £151m £5.4m
78 ROYAL STAR & GARTER £151m £26.0m
79 THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION £151m £4.2m
80 THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION £150m £287m
81 FONDATION CHANEL £149m £173m
82 THE ALEXANDER MOSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST £147m £5.8m
83 THE DRUE HEINZ CHARITABLE TRUST £145m £1.5m
84 CHURCHILL COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE £145m £28.6m
85 THE THALIDOMIDE TRUST £145m £28.6m
86 CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY £143m £354m
87 JESUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE £139m £31.1m
88 BRIGHTON COLLEGE £138m £80.7m
89 THE PRINCIPAL AND FELLOWS OF SOMERVILLE COLLEGE £137m £20.0m
90 THE LINBURY TRUST £135m £5.7m
91 THE DOLPHIN SQUARE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION £135m £14.0m
92 JISC £134m £151m
93 THE WARDENS AND ASSISTANTS OF ROCHESTER BRIDGE IN THE COUNTY OF KENT £132m £3.9m
94 IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION £132m £24.1m
95 THE BEIT TRUST £131m £2.8m
96 NORTH WEST LUNG CENTRE £130m £20.9m
97 MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE £129m £77.7m
98 THE SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN AND FAMILIES ASSOCIATION - FORCES HELP £128m £33.2m
99 STEPHEN TAYLOR FOUNDATION £127m £61.1m
100 UNIVERSITY OF WALES:TRINITY SAINT DAVID £126m £210m

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.