Coates Educational Foundation
Analysis
Coates Educational Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in January 1977, 49 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 December 2025, Coates Educational Foundation reported income of £26k and spending of £10k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24k to £26k (+6.6%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Coates Educational Foundation sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rainbow Playgroup (£26k), 33rd Lancaster Scout Group (£26k) and The Alton College Foundation (£26k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Charity provides bursaries to further the educational needs of persons under the age of 25 who are in need of financial assistance and who are pupils or former pupils of the Richard Coates Church of England Voluntary Aided Middle School or who are resident within the parishes of Ponteland or voluntary bodies or schools providing facilities or activities for use by such persons
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Playgroup | Lincolnshire | £26k |
| 33rd Lancaster Scout Group | Lancashire | £26k |
| The Alton College Foundation | Hampshire | £26k |
| 5th St Helens (Rainhill) Open Scout Group | Merseyside | £26k |