Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The principal activity is the running of St Mary's School, Cambridge as an independent Catholic school for girls.

Latest income

£13.3m

Expenditure

£13.8m

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 £11.2m £10.0m
2022-08-31 £12.3m £11.2m
2023-08-31 £13.6m £12.5m
2024-08-31 £12.7m £13.2m
2025-08-31 £13.3m £13.8m

Latest detailed return

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

Income mix

Donations & legacies £7k
Charitable activities £13.3m
Trading £36k
Investment income £7k
Total income £13.3m

Spending

Charitable spend £13.5m
Raising funds £338k
Grants to institutions £4k
Governance £0
Total expenditure £13.8m

Balance sheet

Reserves £17.4m
Total funds £18.1m
— restricted £682k
— unrestricted £17.4m
— endowment £0
Total assets £18.1m
Cash £1.3m

People

Employees 160

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training

Who it helps

  • Children/young People

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • 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.