The Bolton School Bursary Foundation

Analysis

The Bolton School Bursary Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bl1 4pa. It was registered in December 2021, 5 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.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Bolton School Bursary Foundation reported income of £11.9m and spending of £2.0m, leaving 83% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2025, income fell from £18.6m to £11.9m (-36%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 290%. Over the whole period it spent 9.4% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Bolton School Bursary Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halliford School Limited (£11.8m), West Buckland School (£11.9m) and The United World Colleges (International) (£11.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 6.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £334k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.0m.