The Markfield Institute of Higher Education

Analysis

The Markfield Institute of Higher Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in September 2008, 18 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 06471324). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Markfield Institute of Higher Education reported income of £1.6m and spending of £751k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.6m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Markfield Institute of Higher Education sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenacre Trust Limited (£1.6m), The Aldershot Garrison Pre-School Settings (£1.6m) and Centre for Cities (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 55%, charitable activities 42% and investments 3.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £845k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.