William Scott Foundation

Analysis

William Scott Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06009858). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, William Scott Foundation reported income of £109k and spending of £248k, spending 227% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £43k to £109k (+152%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 1281%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, William Scott Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bradford Festival Choral Society (£109k), The Jane Austen Society (£110k) and Musicworks (Chamber Courses) (£109k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.