The Collegiate School Bristol

Analysis

The Collegiate School Bristol is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 2000, 26 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 02792699). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Collegiate School Bristol reported income of £12.4m and spending of £12.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £9.7m to £12.4m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Collegiate School Bristol sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green Templeton College (£12.4m), Ryde School (£12.5m) and Frensham Heights Educational Trust Limited (£12.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, investments 3.0% and donations and legacies 2.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £8.2m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 176 people.