The Duncan Wordsworth Foundation
Analysis
The Duncan Wordsworth Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stamford. It was registered in March 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and 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 April 2025, The Duncan Wordsworth Foundation reported income of £384k and spending of £3.4m, spending 889% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2025, income fell from £2.3m to £384k (-84%), an average of -59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income dropped by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Duncan Wordsworth Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Windmill Pre-School (£384k), The Western Front Association (£385k) and The Hollies Preschool Limited (£383k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the Duncan Wordsworth Foundation are to pay or apply capital and income to ortowards or for the benefit or furtherance of such charitable purposes or charitable organisations(whether corporate or unincorporated) at such time, in such manner and in such proportions as thecharity Trustees may from time to time determine.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Windmill Pre-School | Leighton Buzzard | £384k |
| The Western Front Association | London | £385k |
| The Hollies Preschool Limited | Stockport | £383k |
| Yorkley Under 5s | Lydney | £385k |