The Amos Bursary

Analysis

The Amos Bursary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in August 2019, 7 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 makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Amos Bursary reported income of £665k and spending of £670k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £949k to £665k (-30%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Amos Bursary sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bowlers Community Nursery (£663k), The Mall Nursery and Creche (£665k) and Cramlington Kids Club Limited (£663k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88%, trading 9.1% and investments 2.7%. Charitable activities took 63% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.8m would cover about 39 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.