The Sedbergh School Foundation

Analysis

The Sedbergh School Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Sedbergh School Foundation reported income of £999k and spending of £1.3m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £3.3m to £999k (-70%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Sedbergh School Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Acorn Childcare (UK) (£999k), Kelton Nursery (£1000k) and Off the Record - Bath & North East Somerset (£998k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77% and investments 23%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £80k. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 32%. Grants to other organisations totalled £874k. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate.