Hopelands Preparatory School

Analysis

Hopelands Preparatory School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in January 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02598202). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Hopelands Preparatory School reported income of £878k and spending of £868k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £661k to £878k (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Hopelands Preparatory School sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Theatr Clwyd Music Trust Ltd (£876k), Cardiff Steiner Early Years Centre Ltd (£879k) and Motive8 Bradford Ltd (£876k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £878k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.