The Cathedral School (Llandaff) Limited

Analysis

The Cathedral School (Llandaff) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05091977). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Cathedral School (Llandaff) Limited reported income of £11.7m and spending of £11.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £9.1m to £11.7m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Cathedral School (Llandaff) 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 South Downs Leisure (£11.5m), Parkrun Global Limited (£11.7m) and Imperial College Union (£11.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 192 people.