Sherborne Schools Group

Analysis

Sherborne Schools Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in June 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 04002575). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Sherborne Schools Group reported income of £84.0m and spending of £53.4m, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £28.9m to £84.0m (+191%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 186%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sherborne Schools Group 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 Consumers' Association (£83.7m), The Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton Besyde Windesore (£99.6m) and Brighton College (£80.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 58%, donations and legacies 37%, trading 3.1% and investments 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,000. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.2%. Reserves of £64.8m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 868 people.