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The Stephen Perse Foundation

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The Stephen Perse Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about The Stephen Perse Foundation?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£33,860,787
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£31,873,647
Registered charity number
1120608
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Union Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.stephenperse.com

Quick answer

The Stephen Perse Foundation (number 1120608) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does The Stephen Perse Foundation do?

The object of the charity is the advancement of education by the provision and conduct of the schools collectively known as The Stephen Perse Foundation (howsoever these shall individually be known from time to time) and by ancillary or incidental educational activities and any other associated activities for the benefit of the community as a whole.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Stephen Perse Foundation

Answers The Stephen Perse Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Stephen Perse Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?

The Stephen Perse Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 29 employees paid more than £60,000, including 5 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£200,001–£250,0001
£130,001–£140,0002
£110,001–£120,0002
£90,001–£100,0001
£80,001–£90,0009
£70,001–£80,0003
£60,001–£70,00011

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Stephen Perse Foundation's money come from?

The Stephen Perse Foundation reported £34m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £32m (96%), donations and legacies £796k (2%), investments £338k (1%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£32m · 96%
  • Donations and legacies£796k · 2%
  • Investments£338k · 1%
  • Trading and fundraising events£303k · 1%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Stephen Perse Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

The Stephen Perse Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
06113565 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
The Perse School for Girls and the Stephen Perse Sixth Form College
Where it says it operates
Cambridgeshire · Essex

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is The Stephen Perse Foundation registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Stephen Perse Foundation yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Stephen Perse Foundation. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Stephen Perse Foundation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Stephen Perse Foundation as a registered charity (number 1120608) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Stephen Perse Foundation's charity number?
The Stephen Perse Foundation's charity number is 1120608. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1120608?
Search 1120608 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Stephen Perse Foundation do?
The object of the charity is the advancement of education by the provision and conduct of the schools collectively known as The Stephen Perse Foundation (howsoever these shall individually be known from time to time) and by ancillary or incidental educational activities and any other associated activities for the benefit of the community as a whole.
Does The Stephen Perse Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Stephen Perse Foundation. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Stephen Perse Foundation?
The Stephen Perse Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.stephenperse.com. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Stephen Perse Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Stephen Perse Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 29 employees paid more than £60,000, including 5 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Stephen Perse Foundation's money come from?
The Stephen Perse Foundation reported £34m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £32m (96%), donations and legacies £796k (2%), investments £338k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Stephen Perse Foundation?
The register records The Stephen Perse Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Stephen Perse Foundation's trustees paid?
The Stephen Perse Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Stephen Perse Foundation previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Stephen Perse Foundation: The Perse School for Girls and the Stephen Perse Sixth Form College.
When was The Stephen Perse Foundation registered as a charity?
The Stephen Perse Foundation was entered on the register on 17 August 2007. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06113565).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.