Bretherton Endowed School Foundation
Analysis
Bretherton Endowed School Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in October 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 December 2025, Bretherton Endowed School Foundation reported income of £61k and spending of £24k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £39k to £61k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bretherton Endowed School Foundation sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Condor Trust for Education (£61k), The Helen Loewenstein Memorial Trust (£61k) and The PTA of Parish C of E Primary School (£61k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To assist the Governers of Bretherton Endowed School with the cost of conducting the school and advancing education by the provision of facilities, equipment and other benefits and in promoting the education of people under the age of 25 who are attending or who have attended the school.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Condor Trust for Education | Purley | £61k |
| The Helen Loewenstein Memorial Trust | Nottingham | £61k |
| The PTA of Parish C of E Primary School | Bromley | £61k |
| The Seer Green C of E Combined School Charitable Fund | Beaconsfield | £61k |