The Oliver Whitby Educational Foundation

Analysis

The Oliver Whitby Educational Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bognor Regis. It was registered in May 1964, 62 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 August 2025, The Oliver Whitby Educational Foundation reported income of £43k and spending of £90k, spending 210% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £31k to £43k (+37%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 157% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Oliver Whitby Educational Foundation sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Hensingham Scout Group (£43k), The Friends of Hampton School Association (£43k) and East London District Scout Council (£43k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.