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School fundraising ED202

School fundraising is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Education categoryand the School support subcategory.

4,883 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 2.40% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

\b(school (fund|foundation|association)|benefit of (the )?pupils|(funds|fundraising|donations) (for|to) .* (school|pupils))\b

Distribution by size of charity

Income band Charities with tag Percent of all charities
Under £10k 2,507 3.53%
£10k - £100k 2,095 2.98%
£100k - £250k 106 0.48%
£250k - £500k 37 0.34%
£1m - £10m 22 0.24%
£500k - £1m 18 0.26%
Over £10m 7 0.31%
Total 4,792 2.49%

Distribution by charity regulator

Regulator Charities with tag Percent of all charities
ccew 4,714 2.75%
ccni 93 1.29%
oscr 76 0.31%
Total 4,883 2.40%

Ten largest charities (by income)

Name Latest income
THE MILL HILL SCHOOL FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1064758]
education
£98,389,000
THE MANCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION [Charity number: 529909]
Manchester Grammar School is an independent boys school whose purpose is to educate boys who qualify by nature of their ability, regardless of family circumstances. Income from the school's foundation bursary fund, held by the MGS Trust, is used on a means tested basis to support boys from lower-income families who would not otherwise be able to accept a place at the school.
£32,427,150
COVENTRY SCHOOL FOUNDATION [Charity number: 528961]
Coventry School Foundation Schools provide an independent education for around 2,000 pupils aged 3-18. The schools, all of which are co-educational, are Bablake Senior and Junior Schools, Bablake Pre Prep (also known as The Grange), King Henry VIII Senior and Junior Schools and King Henry VIII Pre-Prep. Bursaries & scholarships are available on entry at years 3 and 7.
£26,420,028
WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1088415]
The object for which the Foundation is established is to advance education by the provision of a school or schools in or near Wakefield or elsewhere in Britain and by ancillary or incidental educational activities and other associated activities for the benefit of the community.
£24,590,807
THE SAINT JOHN'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION [Charity number: 312064]
To advance the education of boys and girls from the ages of 11 to 18. The provision of subsidised education for Foundationers (being children of Church of England or Church of Wales clergy of limited means). The provision of means-tested bursaries to pupils whose families would not otherwise be able to afford the full fees and thereby widen access to the education provided by the School.
£24,385,602
THE POCKLINGTON SCHOOL FOUNDATION [Charity number: 529834]
Provision of a day and boarding school for boys and girls in Pocklington
£14,244,922
GERMAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION LIMITED [Charity number: 325073]
To educate children and adults in the language, literature and general culture of GermanyTo promote the education of German speaking persons of all ages resident in Germany and elsewhere in the language, literature and general culture of EnglandGenerally to promote the study of German culture in England, and English culture in Germany.
£13,658,656
STOVER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION [Charity number: 306712]
The Charity is involved in the advancement of education by the provision and maintenance of a school to provide a high quality education in accordance with the principles of the Church of England as by law established, enabling pupils to acquire the qualifications, confidence and skills needed to lead rewarding and successful lives as good citizens.
£8,017,316
Christian Schools (Scotland) Ltd [Charity number: SC006206]
the advancement of education by the establishment and operation of an independent school or schools in Scotland for pupils from the age of 2 to 18 and to provide means-tested fee assistance (of up to 100% from age 8 to age 18) to provide a hardship fund to assist pupils and families encountering financial difficulties, to create educational links with schools in Third World countries and to raise funds for the provision of education for young people in such Third World countries, to seek to serve the community and make the facilities of the school or schools available to the community at not-for-profit rates and to provide not-for-profit Aftercare facilities for working parents. to advance the Christian faith by the active promotion in the independent school or schools to be established by the Company of a knowledge of the Christian faith through assemblies, Religious Education and class time, by the provision of reduction in fees for the children of full-time Christian workers including, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, the children of Ministers, Pastors and Missionaries and by the provision of facilities to churches and Christian organisations at not-for-profit rate
£6,020,733
SEVENOAKS SCHOOL FOUNDATION [Charity number: 307923]
To provide facilities for the education of children at Sevenoaks School by raising funds to support new building projects and the widening of access by the award of bursaries.
£3,999,529

Ten random charities

Name Latest income
NORTH HINKSEY HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION [Charity number: 1019813]
The object of the Association is to advance the education of the pupils in the school. The Association may:develop more extended relationships between staff, parents and others engage in activities which support the school and advance the education of the pupils attending it; provide and assist in the provision of facilities for education at the school
£4,860
BEYNE SCHOOL FOUNDATION [Charity number: 528610]
The Charity makes grants to 4 secondary schools in the Burton upon Trent area for non LEA activities or equipment.
£40,673
THE BLUE COAT SCHOOL FOUNDATION [Charity number: 310166]
Grant making to qualifying schools and individuals.
£4,579
AUSTWICK SCHOOL FUND [Charity number: 1056084]
The object of the fund is to advance the education of the pupils of the school by providing or assisting the provision of education, recreational and other charitable facilities in augmentation of such facilities financed by the Local Education Authority.
£3,639
THE FRIENDS OF WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR PRIMARY SCHOOL [Charity number: 1047492]
Fundraising to support Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary School
£26,728
WIGGINTON COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL FUND [Charity number: 1049975]
Educational activites for children
£561
FRIENDS OF CHARLESWORTH SCHOOL [Charity number: 511755]
Fundraising for the benefit of pupils at Charlesworth School
£2,755
St Teresa’s Catholic Academy School Association [Charity number: 1102310]
The charity undertakes fundraising to support the education and training of St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Wokingham
£13,431
ESLINGTON SCHOOL FUND [Charity number: 1107199]
To advance the education of pupils at Eslington School (a school for children with Social , Emotional and behavioural difficulties, by providing and assisting in the provision of extra equipment and facilities (not provided by the Local Authority), for both educational and extra curricular activities.
£19,783
ALBANY INFANT SCHOOL FUND [Charity number: 1044967]
LOCAL INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL
£2,213