THE GORDON FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Foundation is established to educate or contribute to the education of boys and girls having particular regard to those with a specific boarding or educational need with a view to fitting them for further education or for earning their livelihood.
Latest income
£21.8m
Expenditure
£21.2m
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 | £14.1m | £15.7m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £16.3m | £16.5m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £18.2m | £18.4m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £19.3m | £19.2m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £21.8m | £21.2m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £602k |
| Charitable activities | £19.7m |
| Trading | £619k |
| Investment income | £109k |
| Total income | £21.8m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £20.7m |
| Raising funds | £235k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £44k |
| Total expenditure | £21.2m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £14.5m |
| Total funds | £15.9m |
| — restricted | £1.4m |
| — unrestricted | £14.5m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £15.9m |
| Cash | £63k |
People
| Employees | 287 |
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
- 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.