The Stonyhurst Foundation

Analysis

The Stonyhurst Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clitheroe. It was registered in December 2019, 7 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 12132113). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Stonyhurst Foundation reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.7m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £2.3m to £1.4m (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Stonyhurst Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Moinuddin and Iffat Waqf CIO (£1.4m), The Relationships Centre Leicestershire (£1.4m) and The College of Psychic Studies (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,000. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.5m. Reserves of £796k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate.