The Tonbridge School Foundation

Analysis

The Tonbridge School Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tonbridge. It was registered in August 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Tonbridge School Foundation reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.2m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.5m (+9.0%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Tonbridge School Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Food and Drink Training and Education Council Limited (£1.5m), North Wales Science (£1.5m) and Children Ahead Ltd (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and investments 10%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £124k. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 28%. Grants to other organisations totalled £817k. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate.