The Arnold Foundation for Rugby School

Analysis

The Arnold Foundation for Rugby School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rugby. It was registered in February 2003, 23 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 04516482). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Arnold Foundation for Rugby School reported income of £681k and spending of £1.5m, spending 224% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £874k to £681k (-22%), an average of -6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 151% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Arnold Foundation for Rugby School sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Butterfly Rooms (Incorporating Woodlands) Ltd (£681k), The All Saints Educational Trust (£682k) and Community Accounting Plus (£680k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79% and investments 21%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £404k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.6%. Reserves of £186k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.