The Gordon Foundation

Analysis

The Gordon Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woking. It was registered in September 1963, 63 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 00027272). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Gordon Foundation reported income of £21.8m and spending of £21.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £14.1m to £21.8m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Gordon Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Raspberry Pi Foundation (£21.8m), The Bikeability Trust (£21.8m) and Bristol Grammar School (£21.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, trading 2.8% and donations and legacies 2.8%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £14.5m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 287 people.