Wellingborough School

Analysis

Wellingborough School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northamptonshire. 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 04931009). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Wellingborough School reported income of £22.9m and spending of £15.5m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £12.5m to £22.9m (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Wellingborough 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 Stockport Grammar School (£22.9m), Godolphin and Latymer School (£23.1m) and The Master Fellows and Scholars of Emmanuel College in the University of Cambridge (£22.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 59% and donations and legacies 38%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £34.1m would cover about 26 months of spending at that rate. It employed 239 people.