The Ditchley Foundation

Analysis

The Ditchley Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chipping Norton. It was registered in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00599389). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ditchley Foundation reported income of £6.4m and spending of £4.6m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £6.4m (+425%), an average of +51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 4732%. Over the whole period it spent 22% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Ditchley Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rishworth School (£6.4m), The Institute of Advanced Motorists Limited (£6.5m) and The Gregg Schools Trust (£6.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74% and investments 18%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4.0m. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.1%. Reserves of £101.4m would cover about 261 months of spending at that rate. It employed 60 people.