Dame Elizabeth Holford's Charity

Analysis

Dame Elizabeth Holford's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in August 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 buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Dame Elizabeth Holford's Charity reported income of £54k and spending of £57k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £44k to £54k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Dame Elizabeth Holford's Charity sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The London Construction Academy (£54k), Rixton-With-Glazebrook Pre-School (£54k) and The Woodford Green Preparatory School Parent Teacher Association (£54k).