Worth School

Analysis

Worth School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crawley. It was registered in September 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 04476558). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Worth School reported income of £25.0m and spending of £29.2m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £14.9m to £25.0m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Worth School 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 The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance (£24.9m), Effingham Schools Trust (£25.5m) and Magdalen College School Oxford Limited (£24.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.4m. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 318 people.