Stamford Endowed Schools

Analysis

Stamford Endowed Schools is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in November 1966, 60 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 other finance.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Stamford Endowed Schools reported income of £30.1m and spending of £32.6m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £27.4m to £30.1m (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Stamford Endowed Schools 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 Gambleaware (£29.7m), Prep Schools Trust (£30.6m) and Royal Grammar School Guildford (£29.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and trading 3.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,000. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.4%. Reserves of £15.8m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 547 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.