The Goldsmith Foundation
Analysis
The Goldsmith Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in April 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Goldsmith Foundation reported income of £30k and spending of £32k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £11k to £30k (+172%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 389%. Over the whole period it spent 192% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Goldsmith Foundation sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of St Peters School Association, Billericay (£30k), Heckington Saint Andrew's CE School Fund (£30k) and Cheddington Combined School (£30k).
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 provide bursaries to science pupils of The Skinners School from an endowment fund provided by the estate of a science master employed at the school
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Friends of St Peters School Association, Billericay | Essex | £30k |
| Heckington Saint Andrew's CE School Fund | Sleaford | £30k |
| Cheddington Combined School | Leighton Buzzard | £30k |
| Exwick Old School Trust | Exeter | £30k |