Woodard Schools (Nottinghamshire) Limited

Analysis

Woodard Schools (Nottinghamshire) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worksop. It was registered in April 2004, 22 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 05011039). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Woodard Schools (Nottinghamshire) Limited reported income of £13.1m and spending of £13.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £9.1m to £13.1m (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 18%. 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, Woodard Schools (Nottinghamshire) Limited 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Notre Dame School Cobham (£12.9m), The Rochester Diocesan Society and Board of Finance (£13.1m) and The Kingham Hill Trust (£12.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and trading 2.4%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 5.2%. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 228 people.