The March Educational Foundation

Analysis

The March Educational Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in March. It was registered in October 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The March Educational Foundation reported income of £60k and spending of £61k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £331k to £60k (-82%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 35% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The March Educational Foundation sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cylch Meithrin Amlwch (£60k), William Tyndale School Association (£60k) and Haverigg Inshore Rescue Team (£60k).

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.