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Education Charities That specialise in Student support

Discover 1,607 Education charities that specialise in student support. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,607
Charities
£41,404,805,161
Total Income
£743,247
Avg Income
88.5%
Program Ratio

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

University Of Wales:trinity Saint David

Education

Scholarship and a commitment to the quality of the learning experience are central to the mission of the UoW: Trinity Saint David. Through academic programmes delivered on campus and in the workplace, and the range of activities delivered in schools and community venues, existing initiatives will be built upon to widen access to HE and encourage participation from under-represented groups.

Latest Income: £209,777,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Leverhulme Trust

Charitable activities, Education

The Trust provides scholarships and other similar support for education and research. by making grants across a broad range of schemes, by identifying individuals who can demonstrate high-quality scholarship, originality, and excellence, in their chosen research proposal.

Latest Income: £103,690,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Brighton College

Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

Provision of a first class independent education for children between the ages of 3 to 18. Subject to donations and budgetary limits, scholarship awards are made on the basis of the individual's educational potential and bursary awards are made to enable academically able children to benefit where financial hardship might otherwise preclude.

Latest Income: £80,724,839
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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The Whitgift Foundation

Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Housing, Social care

The charity has two independent schools in the Croydon area. Fee assistance is provided to 300 pupils by way of a means tested bursaries scheme. The charity also runs two care homes and Almshouses providing nursing care, residential care and sheltered accommodation to the elderly in the region.

Latest Income: £77,517,987
Areas of Operation: Croydon
Status: Registered
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Bre Trust

Arts, Education

Funds and supports research, education, publications and other activities in the built environment for public benefit. Awards post graduate research scholarships and supports university chairs.Commissions, facilitate and supports carbon emission reduction projects and such other activities and services as are beneficial to the built environment.

Latest Income: £64,804,000
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Associated Board Of The Royal Schools Of Music

Arts, Education

ABRSM motivates musical achievement through internationally recognised examination and assessment of students, professional development of teachers and provision of published resources and online learning via its websites, apps and audio and video resources. ABRSM makes significant donations towards music education each year including scholarships to the four Royal Schools of Music.

Latest Income: £50,899,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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St Peter's College, Radley

Education

Radley College is an independent wholly boarding school for boys aged 13 to 18. The College acts as trustee of various funds used to provide scholarships (max 10% fees) and bursaries (up to full fees), and welcomes applications from those needing financial assistance. Overall Radley College aims to ensure that it and its pupils benefit both society in general and the local community.

Latest Income: £47,643,000
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat International

Education, Health, Religion, Research, Saving of lives

Our activities are as follows:- the propagation of Islam worldwide;- the building of mosques, hospitals and schools;- scientific research and development;- the award of scholarships for higher education;- the provision of emergency relief in cases of natural disasters; and- assistance to the deserving and needy.

Latest Income: £45,081,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rhodes Trust - Public Purposes Fund

Education

To provide financial scholarships to enable students from selected countries, to pursue a post graduate or second undergraduate degree at the University of Oxford. To make benefactions or donations for primarily educational purposes.

Latest Income: £34,107,772
Areas of Operation: United States
Status: Registered
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The Manchester Grammar School Foundation

Beneficiary group, Education

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.

Latest Income: £32,427,150
Areas of Operation: Manchester City
Status: Registered
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Trinity Laban Conservatoire Of Music And Dance

Arts, Education

Specialist, practice-based higher education to equip students for successful careers as performers, composers and choreographers in the fields of music and contemporary dance.Lifelong learning opportunities in dance and music.Outreach and community-based projects.Promotion of research and scholarship to advance the art forms of music and dance.Provision of music and dance performances.

Latest Income: £31,610,789
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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St Paul's Girls' School

Beneficiary group, Education

Provision of education to girls aged 11-18 by running an academically selective school offering a stimulating and ambitious programme of study with a rich and diverse extra-curricular programme. Bursaries enable a wide range of girls to take advantage of this exceptional education. The School's values and ethos are outlined on its website http://spgs.org/about/ethos/.

Latest Income: £29,246,000
Areas of Operation: Hammersmith And Fulham
Status: Registered
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New Hall School Trust

Beneficiary group, Education

NEW HALL PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT ACADEMIC EDUCATION, IN A CATHOLIC CONTEXT, FOR BOARDING AND DAY CHILDREN AGED 1-19. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON COMMUNITY SERVICE. ASSISTANCE WITH FEES IS OFFERED BY MEANS OF BURSARIES. THE OUTSTANDING FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE HISTORIC CHAPEL, ARE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDE SPONSORSHIP OF A PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMY.

Latest Income: £29,084,970
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Coventry School Foundation

Education

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.

Latest Income: £26,420,028
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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St Helen's School, Northwood

Beneficiary group, Education

The education of girls;The grant of bursaries to offer opportunities for girls who might not be able to take up a place at the School; The provision for worship in the Christian tradition and with respect for all faiths, relgions and religious diversity;

Latest Income: £25,175,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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St Dunstan's Educational Foundation

Beneficiary group, Education

The Charity runs a day school in Catford in the London Borough of Lewisham for boys and girls aged between 3 and 18 years old.It provides bursaries and scholarships to a wide range of pupils and opens its facilities to the wider community.

Latest Income: £25,133,730
Areas of Operation: Lewisham
Status: Registered
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The Saint John's School Foundation

Beneficiary group, Education, Professions, Religion

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.

Latest Income: £24,940,887
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Kingston Grammar School

Beneficiary group, Education

The advancement of education generally and in particular through the provision and conduct of schools in or near the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.The provision of education in Kingston upon Thames for boys and girls in its school Kingston Grammar School. To administer bursaries, grants and awards in support of the education of pupils at Kingston Grammar School.

Latest Income: £24,495,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Architectural Association (incorporated)

Arts, Education, Heritage

For the public benefit to promote and afford facilities for the study of Architecture by the establishment and carrying on of a School of Architecture, the founding of scholarships and the giving of prizes, by provision of lectures and classes; the formation of a library and museum; the organisation of visits the production and circulation of periodicals and other publications.

Latest Income: £23,662,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Master Fellows And Scholars Of Pembroke College

Education

The College's objects are to advance education, scholarship and research through the provision of a college in the University of Oxford.

Latest Income: £21,561,000
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Master And Scholars Of Balliol College In The University Of Oxford

Education, Religion

In pursuit of our charitable objects to advance education, religion, learning and research within the context of the University of Oxford, we admit, teach, and mentor undergraduate and graduate students on a wide variety of degree courses, facilitate research and scholarship within the academic membership of the College, and cater for an international community of learning, and maintain a chapel.

Latest Income: £19,437,000
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Woldingham School

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education

The provision of a Catholic based Christian independent education and boarding for girls aged 11-18 at Woldingham School.Fundraising for bursaries to provide this education to those who may otherwise not be able to afford it.

Latest Income: £19,222,229
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Foundation Of Sir John Percyvale In Maccleslfield Of 1502, Re-Founded By King Edward Vi In 1552

Beneficiary group, Education

The advancement of education by the provision of high quality education for boys and girls and a wide range of extra curricular activities in the King's School in Macclesfield. The School provides bursaries for pupils in need of financial assistance. The School also provides various other educational opportunities and facilities to the local community.

Latest Income: £18,918,000
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Royal Air Force Charitable Trust

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure, Research

The Mission of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust is to Promote the RAF and Inspire young people and RAF personnel to fulfil their potential in air, space and technology . This is achieved through the staging of the Royal International Air Tattoo annually and by the awarding of grants for flying scholarships and national STEM initiatives which are delivered throughout the year.

Latest Income: £18,088,051
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Leighton Park Trust

Education

Independent School

Latest Income: £18,065,249
Areas of Operation: Reading
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many student-support education charities are there in the UK?

There are 1,607 registered student-support education charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the student-support education charities by income?

United Learning LTD is the largest by latest reported annual income (£786.0m). 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 student-support education charities?

Student-support education charities reported a combined annual income of £41.4bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for student-support education charities?

Across all student-support education charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 88.5%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of student-support education charities?

Student-support education charities have an average annual income of £743k. 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.