Marlborough College Foundation

Analysis

Marlborough College Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Marlborough. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Marlborough College Foundation reported income of £3.2m and spending of £2.0m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £3.0m to £3.2m (+8.5%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Marlborough College Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Abdo College of Education (£3.2m), The British Friends of Migdal Ohr (£3.2m) and The Isle of Wight Railway Company Limited (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and investments 8.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £453k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.0m. Reserves of £945k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate.