Gresham's School

Analysis

Gresham's School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Holt. It was registered in August 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 05196298). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Gresham's School reported income of £51.7m and spending of £24.9m, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £17.4m to £51.7m (+197%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Gresham's 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 Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate (£50.8m), Coleg Sir Gar (£51.9m) and Berkhamsted Schools Group (£49.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 55%, charitable activities 42% and trading 1.7%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.7%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 416 people.