Sedbergh Schools Group

Analysis

Sedbergh Schools Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in May 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 03946280). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Sedbergh Schools Group reported income of £27.1m and spending of £26.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £17.9m to £27.1m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sedbergh Schools Group 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 International Baccalaureate Organization (UK) Limited (£26.7m), King Edward VI School Southampton (£27.2m) and The Claremont Fan Court Foundation Limited (£26.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86%, trading 7.3%, donations and legacies 4.0% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.6%. Reserves of £7.3m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 462 people.