The Kendrick Foundation

Analysis

The Kendrick Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in November 1962, 64 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 March 2026, The Kendrick Foundation reported income of £60k and spending of £44k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £53k to £60k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Kendrick Foundation sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parrott and Lee Educational Foundation (£60k), Friends of Squirrels (£60k) and Tytherington Preschool (£60k).