The Lowther School and Exhibition Endowment

Analysis

The Lowther School and Exhibition Endowment is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penrith. It was registered in September 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Lowther School and Exhibition Endowment reported income of £46k and spending of £20k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £31k to £46k (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Lowther School and Exhibition Endowment sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cylch Meithrin a GRWP Ti a Fi Waunfawr (£46k), 3rd Buckingham Scout Group (£46k) and John Speak Foundation Foreign Languages Scholarships Trust Fund (£46k).