Monkton Combe School
Analysis
Monkton Combe School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in July 1996, 30 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 03228456). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Monkton Combe School reported income of £23.5m and spending of £22.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £15.2m to £23.5m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 32%. 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, Monkton Combe School sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University Commonly Called University College in the University of Oxford (£23.4m), The Marine Society and Sea Cadets (£23.6m) and The College or Hall of Valence Mary Commonly Pembroke College in the University of Cambridge (£23.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, trading 3.4%, donations and legacies 1.5% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £90k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.7%. It employed 436 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 1.2%
- Legacies 0.4%
- Charitable activities 92%
- Trading 3.4%
- Investments 1.4%
- Other 1.8%
In the charity's own words
The Charity's primary objective is the provision of education. It runs an independent co-educational day and boarding school within the Evangelical Anglican tradition, catering for pupils aged 2 to 18 from the local area and also further afield, both from the UK and overseas.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University Commonly Called University College in the University of Oxford | Oxford | £23.4m |
| The Marine Society and Sea Cadets | London | £23.6m |
| The College or Hall of Valence Mary Commonly Pembroke College in the University of Cambridge | Cambridge | £23.2m |
| St Albans School | Hertfordshire | £23.6m |