Cranleigh School

Analysis

Cranleigh School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cranleigh. It was registered in August 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 03595824). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Cranleigh School reported income of £38.0m and spending of £36.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £34.3m to £38.0m (+11%), an average of +2.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cranleigh School sits at the 100th 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 Haileybury College (£37.5m), Lord Wandsworth College (£38.0m) and Christ's College Cambridge in the University of Cambridge First Founded by King Henry VI of England and After His Death (£37.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, trading 6.6%, investments 2.4% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.3%. Reserves of £8.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 336 people.