William Hulme's Grammar School Foundation

Analysis

William Hulme's Grammar School Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in October 1980, 46 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 August 2025, William Hulme's Grammar School Foundation reported income of £784k and spending of £134k, leaving 83% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £256k to £784k (+206%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 319%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, William Hulme's Grammar School Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunshine Children's Centre (£784k), User Voice (£784k) and Dots 'n' Spots Day Nursery and Out of School Club Limited (£783k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 8.7% and investments 3.4%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 4.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £120k. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 199 months of spending at that rate.