Tonbridge School

Analysis

Tonbridge School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tonbridge. It was registered in June 2003, 23 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 04787097). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Tonbridge School reported income of £47.1m and spending of £47.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £33.8m to £47.1m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Tonbridge 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 Institution of Civil Engineers (£46.1m), St Peter's College, Radley (£47.6m) and St Peter's College (Otherwise Known As Westminster School) (£46.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, trading 7.7%, donations and legacies 5.8% and investments 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £124k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.3%. Reserves of £13.9m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 787 people.