Church Burgesses Educational Foundation

Analysis

Church Burgesses Educational Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in July 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Church Burgesses Educational Foundation reported income of £125k and spending of £262k, spending 210% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £223k to £125k (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Church Burgesses Educational Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cbso Development Trust (£125k), The Julian Bream Trust (£125k) and Rah Rah Community Theatre Company (£125k).

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.