Kathleen Ferrier Society Bursary

Analysis

Kathleen Ferrier Society Bursary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stafford. It was registered in September 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Kathleen Ferrier Society Bursary reported income of £117k and spending of £19k, leaving 84% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £117k (+721%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 358%. Over the whole period it spent 16% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Kathleen Ferrier Society Bursary sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Shire Hall Trust (£117k), The Oxford Bach Choir (£117k) and Canalside Heritage Centre (£117k).