Hurstpierpoint College Limited

Analysis

Hurstpierpoint College Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hassocks. 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 03779893). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Hurstpierpoint College Limited reported income of £40.3m and spending of £35.7m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £26.4m to £40.3m (+52%), an average of +11% 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, Hurstpierpoint 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 The Perse School (£40.1m), The Royal College of Music (£41.1m) and Shrewsbury School (£39.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, investments 2.6% and trading 1.4%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 6.1%. Reserves of £49.4m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 447 people.