THE UNITED WESTMINSTER AND GREY COAT FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Object: to advance education for the public benefit. Achieved by establishing, operating & supporting schools, run in accordance with Christian principles - both state-funded & independent. Formed from five small charity schools, all founded 1594-1674 to benefit poor children in Westminster (Clothworkers' charity school, founded 1576 in Kent later added). Schools today remain in or near London.
Latest income
£80.4m
Expenditure
£83.3m
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 | £60.4m | £60.6m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £66.9m | £66.5m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £72.1m | £71.3m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £79.3m | £76.5m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £80.4m | £83.3m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £1.0m |
| Charitable activities | £73.0m |
| Trading | £2.1m |
| Investment income | £2.6m |
| Total income | £80.4m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £78.1m |
| Raising funds | £2.1m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £140k |
| Total expenditure | £83.3m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £46.3m |
| Total funds | £143m |
| — restricted | £2.5m |
| — unrestricted | £37.9m |
| — endowment | £102m |
| Total assets | £143m |
| Cash | £10.1m |
People
| Employees | 891 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Children/young People
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- 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.