The Ratcliff Educational Foundation

Analysis

The Ratcliff Educational Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in January 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Ratcliff Educational Foundation reported income of £60k and spending of £69k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £59k to £60k (+3.0%), an average of +0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Ratcliff 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 Dewsbury Endowed Schools Foundation (£60k), Hayes Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£60k) and 1st Hampton Hill Sea Scout Group (£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.