Sir William Perkins's Educational Foundation

Analysis

Sir William Perkins's Educational Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chertsey. It was registered in January 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, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Sir William Perkins's Educational Foundation reported income of £12.6m and spending of £12.0m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £10.1m to £12.6m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sir William Perkins's Educational Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Edmund's College in the University of Cambridge (£12.6m), Pangbourne College Limited (£12.6m) and King's College London Students' Union (£12.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 2.5%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. It employed 142 people.