Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation
Analysis
Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation reported income of £22k and spending of £28k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £22k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 40th Oxford (Kennington) Sea Scout Group (£22k), Hillcross Primary School Trust Fund (£22k) and Selborne Schools Charity (£22k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The promotion of education of young persons, in need of financial assistance, who are or have been for not less than two years resident or at a county or voluntary school in the area of benefit, being parishes covering mostly Tower Hamlets.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 40th Oxford (Kennington) Sea Scout Group | Oxford | £22k |
| Hillcross Primary School Trust Fund | Surrey | £22k |
| Selborne Schools Charity | London | £22k |
| Raeburn Parent Teachers Association | Wirral | £22k |