The Wells Cathedral School Foundation

Analysis

The Wells Cathedral School Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wells. It was registered in February 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 02804495). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Wells Cathedral School Foundation reported income of £240k and spending of £168k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £269k to £240k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Wells Cathedral School Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% 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 The British Association of Day Surgery (£240k), Exminster Pre-School (£240k) and St Barnabas Pre-School Playgroup (£240k).