Cowley's Endowed Schools Foundation
Analysis
Cowley's Endowed Schools Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Spalding. It was registered in March 1965, 61 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, Cowley's Endowed Schools Foundation reported income of £94k and spending of £18k, leaving 81% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £66k to £94k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cowley's Endowed Schools Foundation sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North East STEM Foundation (£94k), Lodge Playgroup (£94k) and 1st Copthorne Scout Group (£94k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide funds for educational purposes as the trustees see fit for beneficiaries who are under the age of 25 and have resided in the Parishes of Donington, Bicker, Quadring, Swineshead, Gosberton, Horbling, Swaton and Helpringham for no less than 2 years and who have attended for not less than 2 years either The Thomas Cowley Primary School or the Thomas Cowley High School in Donington.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| North East STEM Foundation | Newton Aycliffe | £94k |
| Lodge Playgroup | Bedford | £94k |
| 1st Copthorne Scout Group | Crawley | £94k |
| The Association for the Study of Primary Education | London | £94k |