The Stephen Perse Foundation

Analysis

The Stephen Perse Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in August 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 06113565). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Stephen Perse Foundation reported income of £33.9m and spending of £31.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £24.4m to £33.9m (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Stephen Perse Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eltham College (£33.5m), Hospice UK (£34.1m) and Royal Academy of Music (£33.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 2.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £6.5m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 438 people.