The Sir John Sedley Educational Foundation

Analysis

The Sir John Sedley Educational Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rutland. It was registered in February 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 Sir John Sedley Educational Foundation reported income of £221k and spending of £77k, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £5.2m to £221k (-96%), an average of -54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 4191%. Over the whole period it spent 8.0% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Sir John Sedley Educational Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wrekenton Nou Camp Youth Football Club (£221k), Griff & Coton Sports & Miners Welfare Charity (£221k) and Belchamps Scout Centre (£221k).