Queen Mary, University of London Foundation

Analysis

Queen Mary, University of London Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2006, 20 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 05718176). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Queen Mary, University of London Foundation reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £2.8m to £1.9m (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Queen Mary, University of London Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Institution of Naval Architects (£1.9m), Norfolk Citizens Advice (£1.9m) and Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education Trust (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £14k. Charitable activities took 56% of spending and raising funds 43%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m.