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Education Charities That specialise in Higher education

Discover 579 Education charities that specialise in higher education. Use the search below to filter within these results.

579
Charities
£19,730,821,908
Total Income
£995,601
Avg Income
91.7%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Educational Foundation Of William Turner

Arts, Education, Religion

Financial support for those in higher education and resident in the parish of Arkholme, LancashireFinancial support for the purchase of books by Arkholme Church of England Primary School

Latest Income: £1,690
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The Sherburn House Educational Foundation

Education, Health

Assist pupils to attend schools, universities or other institutions or classes for the purpose of education, other than elementary in the Civil Parish of Sherburn House and other Parishes in the administrative county of Durham, who are in need of financial assistance.

Latest Income: £1,688
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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The Walter And Langston Charitable Trust

Arts, Education, Social welfare

Promote education of persons under 25 who are resident in the Parishes of Churchill and Sarsden. Award maintenance allowances at any school, university, college or institution of further education (including professional and technical) approved by the Trustees. Provide financial assistance towards outfits, clothing, tools, instruments, books or travel connected with their study.

Latest Income: £1,673
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Emerson Bainbridge Trust

Charitable activities, Education

Makes grants to students who are about to enter, or are in further or higher education and are sons or daughters dependent upon workers employed or formerly employed by the Bolsover Colliery Company.

Latest Income: £1,665
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Clungunford Educational Foundation

Beneficiary group, Education

the charity is for financial assistance to young people in the Parish of Clungunford (up to the age of 25) with educational activities such as school trips, driving lesson costs, equipment for school and university.

Latest Income: £1,646
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Town School Foundation With Clarkson's Endowment

Charitable activities, Education

provision of educational grants to students in higher education in the parish of Silkstone Barnsley

Latest Income: £1,628
Areas of Operation: Barnsley
Status: Registered
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Silsoe Aid For Appropriate Development

Education, Social welfare

The charity's aims and principal activities are:to relieve poverty in any part of the world by promoting appropriate development, andto advance the education of the students of Cranfield University by the provision of work experience overseas.

Latest Income: £1,624
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of Aberdare Hall (cardiff)

Associations, Education

The Charity's objects are to advance the education of the students of the University of Cardiff who are residing at Aberdare Hall of residence.

Latest Income: £1,601
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Ayshford Educational Foundation

Education

Grant aid to full-time students in Further and Higher Education who are aged 18 or over and who are normally resident in the parishes of Burlescombe, Uffculme or Holcombe Rogus

Latest Income: £1,593
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Winchester Charity School Educational Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Housing

To provide assistance by way of grants to children attending higher education in the Winchester area whose home and/or personal circumstances are such that financial support for the purchase of books and other learning material is very beneficial.

Latest Income: £1,541
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Bishop Sumner Educational Foundation

Education, Social welfare

To award exhibitions tenable at Secondary Schools, Training Colleges and Universities. Provision of outfits, clothing, tools etc to assist persons who have not attained the age of 25 years, and are residents in the Ancient Parish of Farnham. To enter a trade of profession, to promote their education including social and physical education.

Latest Income: £1,527
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Don Keeble Stl Trust

Education

Aid is limited to candidates attending MSC courses in consulting geotechnical engineering at any university or other educational establishment approved by the Trustees.

Latest Income: £1,502
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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James And Lilian Chuter Ede Trust

Education

THIS CHARITY ASSISTS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH OF EPSOM & EWELL

Latest Income: £1,476
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Lambert Educational Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

Giving small grants to students entering higher education who are resident in the Parish of Allithwaite. Cumbria.

Latest Income: £1,476
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Radio Stitch

Arts, Education, Health

Hospital radio station broadcasting to the patients, visitors and staff of the University Hospital of North Tees. University Hospital of Hartlepool, James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough and the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton..

Latest Income: £1,437
Areas of Operation: Hartlepool
Status: Registered
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Keith Murray Award Fund

Education

Provision of funding for graduate scholarships at Lincoln College,Oxford University

Latest Income: £1,377
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Kilaczycki Foundation

Education, Professions

Providing opportunities for further education and training through the attendance of language and other courses.The beneficiaries to include both Catholic students to the priesthood and Catholic ordained priests (Catholic includes Roman Rite and Eastern and Oriental Rite Catholics) from Poland and other Eastern European Countries

Latest Income: £1,361
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Havelock Scholarship Fund In Connection With Regents Park College, Oxford

Education

The provision of financial support for Indian Baptist Theological students to enable them to continue or commence study courses in Great Britain or to attend theological conferences arranged by Regent's Park College Oxford University.

Latest Income: £1,248
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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William Andrews

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

The charity makes grants to individuals, the primary school and groups, to promote and support educational and training needs. It also makes grants towards the costs of books and equipment for students at college or university. It has between £800 - £900 to disburse each year. Grants are made to residents of Highnam and organisations within the village and children who attend the primary school.

Latest Income: £1,238
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Giles Travers For Apprenticing (one Of The Parochial Charities)

Education

The Charity provides financial assistance to those in full time higher education who live in the ancient Parish of Thorpe

Latest Income: £1,237
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Sue Morgan Memorial Trust Fund

Economic and community development, Education

The objects of the Trust are to provide financial support to individuals from African countries, particularly Malawi and Mozambique, who need such support to pursue agricultural studies at University level in the United Kingdom with a view to assisting agricultural development within their own countries.

Latest Income: £1,215
Areas of Operation: Reading
Status: Registered
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William Cray

Education

The Cray Charity exists to provide financial assistance to students of further/higher education, who are normally resident in the parish of Compton Bishop in Somerset.

Latest Income: £1,199
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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John Taylor's Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities, Education

The Charity issues small grants to students going on to Higher Education (excluding A Levels) or those undertaking apprenticeships to assist with the cost of books, tools or equipment. It is for those aged under 25, who live in the Ancient Parish of Bisley (the area includes all of the civil parish of Bisley with Lypiatt, including Eastcombe and Oakridge, most of Bussage and part of Chalford).

Latest Income: £1,157
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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British Association Of Comparative Law

Charity and VCS support, Education

The UKNCCL acts as an umbrella organisation for comparative law research in the UK universities, organising academic seminars and postgraduate training.

Latest Income: £1,129
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Romford County High School 21st Birthday Leaving Exhibition Trust Fund

Beneficiary group, Education

To make awards to students from the Frances Bardsley School for Girls who proceed to Universities and Higher Education following education at the School

Latest Income: £1,102
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many higher-education education charities are there in the UK?

There are 579 registered higher-education education charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the higher-education education charities by income?

United Learning LTD is the largest by latest reported annual income (£790.0m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of higher-education education charities?

Higher-education education charities reported a combined annual income of £19.7bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for higher-education education charities?

Across all higher-education education charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 91.7%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of higher-education education charities?

Higher-education education charities have an average annual income of £996k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.