THE PURCELL SCHOOL
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Provision of co-educational specialist music and general education
Latest income
£9.2m
Expenditure
£8.4m
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 | £6.3m | £6.5m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £6.7m | £7.2m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £6.9m | £7.7m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £7.6m | £8.5m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £9.2m | £8.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £1.5m |
| Charitable activities | £7.3m |
| Trading | £341k |
| Investment income | £47k |
| Total income | £9.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £8.3m |
| Raising funds | £143k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £114k |
| Total expenditure | £8.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £11.9m |
| Total funds | £11.9m |
| — restricted | £1.3m |
| — unrestricted | £10.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £11.9m |
| Cash | £2.5m |
People
| Employees | 172 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
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.