THE LONDON ORPHAN ASYLUM (REED'S SCHOOL)
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
To provide education in Cobham for boys from the ages of 11 - 18, and girls in the Sixth Form. The objects of the Foundation, as set down in the Act and Constitution, are to advance the education of boys or girls who have lost one or both parents through death, divorce, or other family disaster, and whose home life, as a result, is unsatisfactory, unhappy or abnormal.
Latest income
£29.6m
Expenditure
£27.8m
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 | £20.8m | £19.8m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £22.4m | £21.8m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £24.9m | £24.1m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £27.0m | £26.2m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £29.6m | £27.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £1.5m |
| Charitable activities | £23.6m |
| Trading | £2.0m |
| Investment income | £1.1m |
| Total income | £29.6m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £26.7m |
| Raising funds | £547k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £0 |
| Total expenditure | £27.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £3.5m |
| Total funds | £37.6m |
| — restricted | £795k |
| — unrestricted | £32.0m |
| — endowment | £4.8m |
| Total assets | £37.6m |
| Cash | £4.5m |
People
| Employees | 335 |
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 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.