Warwick Independent Schools Foundation

Analysis

Warwick Independent Schools Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwick. It was registered in August 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 04252305). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Warwick Independent Schools Foundation reported income of £53.3m and spending of £54.6m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £42.2m to £53.3m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 18%. 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, Warwick Independent Schools Foundation sits at the 100th 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 National Centre for Social Research (£53.2m), The Corporation of Oundle School (£53.4m) and Trinity College London (£53.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 2.2%, investments 2.1% and trading 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £21k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £71.1m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 975 people.