St Albans School

Analysis

St Albans School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in July 2002, 24 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 04400125). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, St Albans School reported income of £23.6m and spending of £22.0m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £18.4m to £23.6m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, St Albans 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 Marine Society and Sea Cadets (£23.6m), Nottingham High School Education Group Limited (£23.6m) and Monkton Combe School (£23.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, investments 2.7%, trading 2.1% and donations and legacies 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £139k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. Reserves of £7.0m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 202 people.