Santa Maria Education Fund
Analysis
Santa Maria Education Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Edinburgh. It was registered in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Santa Maria Education Fund reported income of £40k and spending of £95k, spending 236% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £126k to £40k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Santa Maria Education Fund sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parents and Friends of Goring Church of England Primary School (£40k), Landulph Under Fives (£40k) and Marshall's Educational Foundation (£40k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To pay for education among the rural poor in Paraguay
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Parents and Friends of Goring Church of England Primary School | Reading | £40k |
| Landulph Under Fives | Saltash | £40k |
| Marshall's Educational Foundation | London | £40k |
| 15th Fairfield Scout Group | Liverpool | £40k |