Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Marlborough College is incorporated by Royal Charter and registered as an education charity. The College provides education for boys and girls for the ages 13-18. The number of pupils in the College averaged 924 of whom 888 were boarders and 36 were day pupils. Under its grant making policy the total number of pupils receiving fee assistance in the academic year 2014/15 was 119.

Latest income

£77.7m

Expenditure

£72.0m

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 £52.1m £50.9m
2022-08-31 £55.5m £52.3m
2023-08-31 £74.5m £61.5m
2024-08-31 £73.3m £69.2m
2025-08-31 £77.7m £72.0m

Latest detailed return

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

Income mix

Donations & legacies £2.2m
Charitable activities £67.5m
Trading £1.4m
Investment income £2.4m
Total income £77.7m

Spending

Charitable spend £65.1m
Raising funds £1.4m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £131k
Total expenditure £72.0m

Balance sheet

Reserves £129m
Total funds £129m
— restricted £12.1m
— unrestricted £104m
— endowment £12.4m
Total assets £129m
Cash £43.2m

People

Employees 769

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

  • 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.