Philosophical Fellowship Fund

Analysis

Philosophical Fellowship Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Philosophical Fellowship Fund reported income of £11k and spending of £22k, spending 203% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £6,871 to £11k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Philosophical Fellowship Fund sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 21st St Helens (Newton-Le-Willows) Scout Group (£11k), Holcombe Brook County Primary School Parent Teachers Association (£11k) and Women’s Health Advocacy Network (£11k).