The Tubules Foundation

Analysis

The Tubules Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in January 2018, 8 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Tubules Foundation reported income of £21k and spending of £4,290, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £39k to £21k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Tubules Foundation sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Stoughton Infant School (£21k), Friends of St Mary's School Frensham (£21k) and The North Halifax Grammar School Parents' Association (£21k).