Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The principal activity of the charity is the provision of an academic education to girls between the ages of 4 and 18 who come from a range of social backgrounds and for whom entry of 4,7,11 and 16 is by competivitve examinations.

Latest income

£36.6m

Expenditure

£33.1m

Financial year end

2025-08-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-07-31 £25.2m £23.3m
2022-07-31 £27.8m £25.1m
2023-07-31 £30.1m £26.9m
2024-08-31 £35.8m £30.3m
2025-08-31 £36.6m £33.1m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £839k
Charitable activities £26.9m
Trading £4.5m
Investment income £2.0m
Total income £36.6m

Spending

Charitable spend £30.4m
Raising funds £267k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £489k
Total expenditure £33.1m

Balance sheet

Reserves £54.1m
Total funds £55.5m
— restricted £854k
— unrestricted £54.1m
— endowment £589k
Total assets £55.5m
Cash £20.2m

People

Employees 291

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training

Who it helps

  • Children/young People

How it works

  • 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.