The Dukies Foundation

Analysis

The Dukies Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dover. It was registered in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Dukies Foundation reported income of £87k and spending of £178k, spending 204% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £60k to £87k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 229%. Over the whole period it spent 142% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Dukies Foundation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Bramhall Scout Group (£87k), Holsworthy Pre-School Playgroup (£87k) and Esklets Preschool (£87k).

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.