WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL LIMITED
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The education and care of c.700 boys and girls from ages 3-18, including the choristers of the cathedral church of St Andrews in Wells. The school is also one of the four government supported specialist music schools in the country and advanced musical training is provided for about a third of its pupils.
Latest income
£19.1m
Expenditure
£20.1m
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 | £15.3m | £15.5m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £16.9m | £16.2m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £18.4m | £18.0m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £19.5m | £19.8m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £19.1m | £20.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £158k |
| Charitable activities | £18.1m |
| Trading | £552k |
| Investment income | £121k |
| Total income | £19.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £19.4m |
| Raising funds | £643k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £68k |
| Total expenditure | £20.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £13.3m |
| Total funds | £19.0m |
| — restricted | £4.6m |
| — unrestricted | £13.3m |
| — endowment | £1.2m |
| Total assets | £19.0m |
| Cash | £2.1m |
People
| Employees | 441 |
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 Human Resources
- 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.