Birkdale School

Analysis

Birkdale School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in March 1993, 33 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 02792166). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Birkdale School reported income of £12.7m and spending of £13.8m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £8.7m to £12.7m (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Birkdale School sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ewell Castle School (£12.6m), League Football Education (£12.7m) and Pangbourne College Limited (£12.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and trading 1.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £125k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 214 people.