Sevenoaks Education Group

Analysis

Sevenoaks Education Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sevenoaks. It was registered in January 2004, 22 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 04908949). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Sevenoaks Education Group reported income of £65.6m and spending of £52.0m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £34.9m to £65.6m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sevenoaks Education Group 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 Engineering and Technology (£65.1m), Haberdashers' Aske's Charity (£68.0m) and Charterhouse School (£64.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74%, donations and legacies 21%, trading 3.2% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.7%. Reserves of £13.3m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 608 people.