Racing to School

Analysis

Racing to School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1994, 32 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 02958174). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Racing to School reported income of £962k and spending of £796k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £623k to £962k (+54%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Racing to School sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Pals Childrens Centre Nursery Ltd (£961k), The Enchanted Wood Day Nursery Limited (£963k) and Arc Community Trustees (£960k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 57%, charitable activities 37% and investments 6.2%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 9.7%. Reserves of £37k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.