Charities Administered by the Worshipful Company of Founders

Analysis

Charities Administered by the Worshipful Company of Founders is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Charities Administered by the Worshipful Company of Founders reported income of £99k and spending of £26k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £37k to £99k (+170%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Charities Administered by the Worshipful Company of Founders sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cylch Meithrin Rhydypennau (£99k), Maidstone West District Scout Council (£99k) and West Lancashire Light Railway Trust (£99k).