Northampton Old Grammar School Foundation

Analysis

Northampton Old Grammar School Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kettering. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Northampton Old Grammar School Foundation reported income of £395k and spending of £500k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £349k to £395k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Northampton Old Grammar School Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maidenhead United FC Community Trust (£394k), The City of Leeds YMCA (£396k) and Oxshott Village Sports Club Limited (£394k).

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.