CLS Bursary and Awards Fund
Analysis
CLS Bursary and Awards Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending March 2025, CLS Bursary and Awards Fund reported income of £167k and spending of £131k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £163k to £167k (+2.8%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, CLS Bursary and Awards Fund sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Paul's Newpin Limited (£167k), Acorn Preschool (Dussindale) (£167k) and Fumble (£167k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TRUST IS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE FEES PAYABLE TO THE SCHOOL BY PUPILS WHO WOULD BE UNABLE TO CONTINUE EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL WITHOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR WHO WOULD BE UNABLE TO COMMENCE EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL DESPITE BEING ACCEPTED.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Newpin Limited | London | £167k |
| Acorn Preschool (Dussindale) | Norwich | £167k |
| Fumble | Sheffield | £167k |
| Papaya (Parents Against Phone Addiction in Young Adolescents) | Bristol | £167k |