Ghyll Royd School

Analysis

Ghyll Royd School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilkley. It was registered in June 1998, 28 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 03583140). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Ghyll Royd School reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £829k to £1.2m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ghyll Royd 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 Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services (£1.2m), Taxaid UK (£1.2m) and The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 35 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.