THE PERSE SCHOOL
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The aims of the Perse School are the advancement of education by the provision and conduct of the School known as The Perse School Cambridge. The School aims to provide financial assistance to pupils between the ages of 7 and 18 whose families could not otherwise afford the fees, thereby allowing access to the widest possible social spectrum.
Latest income
£40.1m
Expenditure
£37.0m
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 | £29.8m | £25.7m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £32.4m | £28.4m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £35.1m | £31.2m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £38.4m | £33.7m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £40.1m | £37.0m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £213k |
| Charitable activities | £38.2m |
| Trading | £1.0m |
| Investment income | £641k |
| Total income | £40.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £36.7m |
| Raising funds | £218k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £4k |
| Total expenditure | £37.0m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £0 |
| Total funds | £78.1m |
| — restricted | £2.3m |
| — unrestricted | £75.3m |
| — endowment | £533k |
| Total assets | £78.1m |
| Cash | £7.7m |
People
| Employees | 419 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Children/young People
How it works
- 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.