1509 Group

Analysis

1509 Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in February 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04104101). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, 1509 Group reported income of £30.7m and spending of £29.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £23.9m to £30.7m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 1509 Group sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prep Schools Trust (£30.6m), Bryanston School Incorporated (£31.0m) and Stamford Endowed Schools (£30.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, trading 5.4%, donations and legacies 2.1% and investments 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £354k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £6.2m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 288 people.