Cheadle Hulme School

Analysis

Cheadle Hulme School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheadle. It was registered in August 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 03823129). It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Cheadle Hulme School reported income of £21.9m and spending of £21.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £16.6m to £21.9m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cheadle Hulme School sits at the 99th 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 Royal Masonic School for Girls (£21.9m), Orchard Hill College (£22.0m) and The Bikeability Trust (£21.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, trading 7.0%, investments 1.6% and donations and legacies 1.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. It employed 327 people.