The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design
Analysis
The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Keswick. It was registered in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design reported income of £51k and spending of £115k, spending 225% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £20k to £51k (+157%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 205%. Over the whole period it spent 169% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Exeter Division of the Guide Association (£51k), Malvern Unit 582 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£51k) and Cylch Meithrin Glyn Ceiriog (£51k).
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
To help the students of the late MR R Fords former school in their education especially those undertaking study of subjects falling under the description of creative design. However, he left it to the discretion of the Trustees that the fund may be used to advance any other educational purpose which is charitable for the benefit of the public as the trustees may in their discretion think fit
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Exeter Division of the Guide Association | optional | £51k |
| Malvern Unit 582 of the Sea Cadet Corps | Malvern | £51k |
| Cylch Meithrin Glyn Ceiriog | Nelson | £51k |
| Apprenticing Charity | London | £51k |