Ardingly College Limited

Analysis

Ardingly College Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Haywards Heath. It was registered in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03779971). It says it makes grants to individuals and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Ardingly College Limited reported income of £45.1m and spending of £34.2m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £23.8m to £45.1m (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ardingly College Limited 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 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark (£42.1m), The London Diocesan Fund (£47.0m) and United Bible Societies Association (£35.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71%, trading 5.4% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.3%. Reserves of £23.5m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 580 people.