The Drayson Foundation
Analysis
The Drayson Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 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 trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Drayson Foundation reported income of £64k and spending of £63k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £50k to £64k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 305%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Drayson Foundation sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Bitteswell School (£64k), The Third Poole Sea Scouts Group (£64k) and The Society for Existential Analysis (£64k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trustees hold the income and such part of the capital as they determine for such of the charitable objects and to make donations to such charitable objects as they decide.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Bitteswell School | Leicestershire | £64k |
| The Third Poole Sea Scouts Group | Poole | £64k |
| The Society for Existential Analysis | London | £64k |
| Diya Education Foundation | Rickmansworth | £64k |