THE DEAN CLOSE FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Education of boys and girls based on Christian principles. Encouragement of personal development in a culture of service to the school and wider communities.
Latest income
£63.8m
Expenditure
£35.5m
Financial year end
2025-08-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £25.3m | £25.1m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £28.1m | £28.2m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £30.3m | £30.1m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £33.2m | £32.6m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £63.8m | £35.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £29.0m |
| Charitable activities | £26.8m |
| Trading | £7.6m |
| Investment income | £318k |
| Total income | £63.8m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £28.6m |
| Raising funds | £6.9m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £60k |
| Total expenditure | £35.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £40.3m |
| Total funds | £46.8m |
| — restricted | £605k |
| — unrestricted | £40.3m |
| — endowment | £5.8m |
| Total assets | £46.8m |
| Cash | £837k |
People
| Employees | 848 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.