St Dunstan's Educational Foundation

Analysis

St Dunstan's Educational Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1963, 63 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 human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, St Dunstan's Educational Foundation reported income of £8.8m and spending of £9.3m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £16.5m to £8.8m (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, St Dunstan'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 The Southwark Diocesan Board of Education (Incorporated) (£8.8m), Bethany School (£8.8m) and Bedford Greenacre Independent School Ltd (£8.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 5.1% and investments 4.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £98k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.8%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 90 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.