Activities

As described by the charity on the register

THE CHARITABLE GROUP PROVIDES EDUCATION THROUGH THE OPERATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND THROUGH THE OPERATION OF ACADEMIES ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND THE EDUCATION FUNDING AGENCY

Latest income

£790m

Expenditure

£771m

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 £486m £497m
2022-08-31 £522m £526m
2023-08-31 £736m £582m
2024-08-31 £786m £705m
2025-08-31 £790m £771m

Latest detailed return

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

Income mix

Donations & legacies £16.2m
Charitable activities £760m
Trading £6.9m
Investment income £6.7m
Total income £790m

Spending

Charitable spend £770m
Raising funds £1.4m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £709k
Total expenditure £771m

Balance sheet

Reserves £206m
Total funds £1.12bn
— restricted £912m
— unrestricted £206m
— endowment £3.1m
Total assets £1.12bn
Cash £77.8m

People

Employees 11,294

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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.