The Bursary Foundation CIO
Analysis
The Bursary Foundation CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in May 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 makes grants to individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending September 2025, The Bursary Foundation CIO reported income of £157k and spending of £239k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £290k to £157k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Bursary Foundation CIO sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burghclere Pre-School and Toddler Group (£157k), Friends of Launton School (£157k) and Scallywags Playgroup (£157k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the CIO is, for the public benefit, to promote the education of children and young people aged up to and including 18 years in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, including by the provision of bursaries to enable children to attend independent schools and further and higher education and the provision of tutoring.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Burghclere Pre-School and Toddler Group | Newbury | £157k |
| Friends of Launton School | Bicester | £157k |
| Scallywags Playgroup | Cannock | £157k |
| Teddy Bear Nursery (Westfield) | Radstock | £157k |