BIRKENHEAD SCHOOL
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
We are an independent, co-educational school which admits girls and boys from 3 months to 18 years. The School comprises of a Nursery, Pre-Prep, Prep and Senior elements (including 6th Form).
Latest income
£13.6m
Expenditure
£13.3m
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 | £10.4m | £9.7m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £11.6m | £11.0m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £12.5m | £12.0m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £13.6m | £13.1m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £13.6m | £13.3m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £219k |
| Charitable activities | £12.9m |
| Trading | £104k |
| Investment income | £308k |
| Total income | £13.6m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £12.9m |
| Raising funds | £354k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £0 |
| Total expenditure | £13.3m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £10.1m |
| Total funds | £22.8m |
| — restricted | £200k |
| — unrestricted | £22.6m |
| — endowment | £32k |
| Total assets | £22.8m |
| Cash | £4.2m |
People
| Employees | 160 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Children/young People
How it works
- Provides Human Resources
- 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.