The United Westminster and Grey Coat Foundation

Analysis

The United Westminster and Grey Coat Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2018, 8 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 11464504). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The United Westminster and Grey Coat Foundation reported income of £80.4m and spending of £83.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £60.4m to £80.4m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The United Westminster and Grey Coat Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mill Hill School Foundation (£79.0m), Brighton College (£80.7m) and Marlborough College (£77.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, investments 3.3%, trading 2.6% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £46.3m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 891 people.