St Mary's School Ascot Charitable Fund
Analysis
St Mary's School Ascot Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ascot. It was registered in December 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending August 2025, St Mary's School Ascot Charitable Fund reported income of £867k and spending of £221k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £230k to £867k (+277%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 208%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, St Mary's School Ascot Charitable Fund sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include BGF Foundation (£839k), Voices From Care Cymru (£870k) and The Slaughter and May Charitable Trust (£837k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84% and investments 16%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 84%
- Investments 16%
In the charity's own words
The Charity promotes the charitable work of the Congregation of Jesus which promotes and provides for the advancement of education and religion, (with preference to girls of the Roman Catholic faith) and to help develop St Mary's School Ascot in the provision of bursaries, scholarships and grant-in-aid for the benefit of present and future pupils and for the maintenance and support of the school.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| BGF Foundation | London | £839k |
| Voices From Care Cymru | Cardiff | £870k |
| The Slaughter and May Charitable Trust | London | £837k |
| FACT Community Transport | Cambridgeshire | £872k |