Salisbury Cathedral School Limited

Analysis

Salisbury Cathedral School Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04461932). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Salisbury Cathedral School Limited reported income of £3.7m and spending of £3.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £3.0m to £3.7m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Salisbury Cathedral School Limited 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The United Reformed Church ( Northern Province) Trust Ltd. (£3.6m), Temple Church Trust (£3.7m) and The Charity of the Roman Union of the Order of St Ursula (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, donations and legacies 1.9% and trading 1.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £66k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 79 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.