Walter Bigg Foundation for Wallingford School
Analysis
Walter Bigg Foundation for Wallingford School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. 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, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Walter Bigg Foundation for Wallingford School reported income of £129k and spending of £166k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £98k to £129k (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 207% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Walter Bigg Foundation for Wallingford School sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cylch Meithrin Teulu'r Tyle (£129k), Little Acorns @ Our Lady & St Oswald's Pre-School (£129k) and Beenham Preschool (£129k).
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 principal object of the Charity is to invest in property to be used as part of a secondary school in Wallingford. Income arising from the Charity's investments is, as a first priority, applied to providing items, services & facilities for Wallingford School and, as a second priority, to promoting education for young persons aged 11-25 residing in Wallingford.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cylch Meithrin Teulu'r Tyle | Wales | £129k |
| Little Acorns @ Our Lady & St Oswald's Pre-School | Shropshire | £129k |
| Beenham Preschool | Reading | £129k |
| Kingshurst Caterpillars CIO | Birmingham | £129k |