The Sherborne School Foundation

Analysis

The Sherborne School Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03686309). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Sherborne School Foundation reported income of £506k and spending of £489k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £692k to £506k (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 156% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Sherborne School Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include L a G Education and Service Trust Limited (£506k), The James Reckitt Library Endowment (£506k) and Toddington Childcare (£506k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £500. Charitable activities took 74% of spending and raising funds 26%. Grants to other organisations totalled £250k. Reserves of £156k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.