St Paul's Waldorf School
Analysis
St Paul's Waldorf School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1999, 27 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 03622628). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, St Paul's Waldorf School reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.3m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, St Paul's Waldorf School sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liverpool John Moores University Students' Union (£2.3m), The British Institute of Innkeeping (£2.3m) and Advanced Life Support Group (£2.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £866k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 49 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.5%
- Charitable activities 97%
- Trading 0.8%
- Investments 1.6%
In the charity's own words
We operate the St. Paul's Steiner School in the former St. Paul's Church in Islington where children are educated from the age of 3 till 14 years. The objective is to advance the education of the public based on the researches and philosophy of Rudolf Steiner.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool John Moores University Students' Union | Liverpool | £2.3m |
| The British Institute of Innkeeping | Hampshire | £2.3m |
| Advanced Life Support Group | Manchester | £2.2m |
| First Rung Ltd | Middlesex | £2.3m |