Educational Foundation of Robert Oldfield

Analysis

Educational Foundation of Robert Oldfield is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in December 1962, 64 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 March 2025, Educational Foundation of Robert Oldfield reported income of £300k and spending of £271k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £271k to £300k (+11%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Educational Foundation of Robert Oldfield sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Osmunds Pre School (£299k), The Devon Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (£300k) and Buskaid (£299k).