Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Eton College was founded by Henry VI in 1440. Today it is an independent boys' boarding school whose charitable purpose is the advancement of education by the provision, support and conduct of a school and ancillary or incidental educational activities for the benefit of students and/or the wider community; and the preservation and maintenance of the College's historic buildings and Collections.

Latest income

£99.6m

Expenditure

£109m

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
2021-08-31 £85.0m £86.4m
2022-08-31 £100m £103m
2023-08-31 £91.3m £101m
2024-08-31 £88.8m £105m
2025-08-31 £99.6m £109m

Latest detailed return

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

Income mix

Donations & legacies £6.6m
Charitable activities £59.5m
Trading £1.8m
Investment income £23.4m
Total income £99.6m

Spending

Charitable spend £94.8m
Raising funds £13.7m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £75k
Total expenditure £109m

Balance sheet

Reserves £186m
Total funds £561m
— restricted £13.7m
— unrestricted £186m
— endowment £361m
Total assets £561m
Cash £27.6m

People

Employees 1,212

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.