COLFE'S SCHOOL
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT OF A DAY SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IN OR NEAR THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM AND, IN SO FAR AS IT IS INCIDENTAL OR ANCILLARY TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, SUCH OTHER PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE.
Latest income
£27.7m
Expenditure
£26.1m
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 | £19.4m | £18.6m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £22.0m | £21.0m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £24.9m | £24.0m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £26.9m | £25.6m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £27.7m | £26.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £319k |
| Charitable activities | £25.5m |
| Trading | £1.5m |
| Investment income | £385k |
| Total income | £27.7m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £25.3m |
| Raising funds | £770k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £35k |
| Total expenditure | £26.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £7.2m |
| Total funds | £24.8m |
| — restricted | £484k |
| — unrestricted | £21.7m |
| — endowment | £2.6m |
| Total assets | £24.8m |
| Cash | £6.7m |
People
| Employees | 376 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Other Charitable Activities
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.