The Princethorpe Foundation

Analysis

The Princethorpe Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rugby. It was registered in June 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 04177718). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Princethorpe Foundation reported income of £20.4m and spending of £19.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £16.0m to £20.4m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Princethorpe Foundation 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quadram Institute Bioscience (£20.4m), Cogent Skills Limited (£20.5m) and The Warden and Scholars of the House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford (£20.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, investments 1.4%, trading 1.4% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Reserves of £23.2m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 304 people.