The Oundle School Foundation

Analysis

The Oundle School Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in May 1999, 27 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 individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Oundle School Foundation reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £2.0m to £1.9m (-6.3%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Oundle School Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Dollywood Foundation UK (£1.9m), Maharishi School Trust Limited (£1.9m) and The Hampton Trust (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight) (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70% and investments 30%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £56k. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 27%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.3m. Reserves of £363k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.