William Jones's Schools Foundation

Analysis

William Jones's Schools Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, William Jones's Schools Foundation reported income of £21.1m and spending of £27.9m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £20.6m to £21.1m (+2.1%), an average of +0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, William Jones's Schools 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 The King's School Worcester (£20.8m), The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (£21.1m) and Pre-School Learning Alliance (£20.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, trading 5.7% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.6%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 445 people.

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.