Old Bancroftians Educational Development Fund

Analysis

Old Bancroftians Educational Development Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in July 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Old Bancroftians Educational Development Fund reported income of £17k and spending of £7,298, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £28k to £17k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Old Bancroftians Educational Development Fund sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Maylandsea Primary School (£17k), Hastings Thrives (£17k) and Friends of Finmere School (£17k).