Reading Blue Coat School

Analysis

Reading Blue Coat School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in August 2001, 25 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 04243510). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Reading Blue Coat School reported income of £19.4m and spending of £18.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £13.8m to £19.4m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Reading Blue Coat School sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Saferworld (£19.4m), The Foundation of Sir John Percyvale in Maccleslfield of 1502, Re-Founded by King Edward VI in 1552 (£19.4m) and Rossall School (£19.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 3.8% and trading 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £450k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 226 people.