The Warburg Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Warburg Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03645747). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending October 2025, The Warburg Charitable Trust reported income of £234k and spending of £352k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £55k to £234k (+324%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 2784%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Warburg Charitable Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Treehouse Pre-School (£234k), Matilda Community Day Nursery (£234k) and The Bersam Trust (£234k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The advancement of education in the history of the Classical Tradition of the arts and sciences, in particular, but not by way of limitation, by supporting the activities of the Warburg Institute by such exclusively charitable means as the Trustees shall from time to time determine. Also the promotion of such general charitable purposes as the Trustees shall from time to time determine.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Treehouse Pre-School | Buckingham | £234k |
| Matilda Community Day Nursery | London | £234k |
| The Bersam Trust | Salford | £234k |
| Dinnington Pre-School Limited | Dinnington | £234k |