The Paston Foundation

Analysis

The Paston Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cromer. It was registered in July 1966, 60 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 December 2025, The Paston Foundation reported income of £12k and spending of £43k, spending 343% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £15k to £12k (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Paston Foundation sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Willowbrook Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£12k), Ipswich High School Charitable Foundation (£12k) and Mainwaring Education Trust (£12k).