The University of Chicago Foundation Limited

Analysis

The University of Chicago Foundation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2007, 19 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 05711851). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The University of Chicago Foundation Limited reported income of £6.1m and spending of £6.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £6.1m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 1359%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The University of Chicago Foundation Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Boys' Brigade (£6.1m), John & Hilary Pritchard Trust (£6.1m) and Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales (£6.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6.2m.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.