Bearwood College Educational Foundation
Analysis
Bearwood College Educational Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in June 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 August 2025, Bearwood College Educational Foundation reported income of £20k and spending of £35k, spending 171% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £14k to £20k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bearwood College Educational Foundation sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bearwood College Trustees (£20k), Rearsby and District Young Farmers Club (£20k) and St Mary's School, Finchley, Parents' Association (£20k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
A sum up to 25% of annual income may be dispensed for the general purposes of the school. The residual income is to provide awards of scholarships, exhibitions & financial assistance to beneficiaries who are persons of either sex under the age of 25 years and who are, or at any time have been, in attendance at the school and who, in the opinion of the trustees, are in need of financial assistance.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bearwood College Trustees | Reading | £20k |
| Rearsby and District Young Farmers Club | Melton Mowbray | £20k |
| St Mary's School, Finchley, Parents' Association | London | £20k |
| Educational Wealth Fund | Milton Keynes | £20k |