Caterham School

Analysis

Caterham School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Caterham. It was registered in May 2005, 21 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 05410420). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Caterham School reported income of £48.8m and spending of £39.6m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £25.4m to £48.8m (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Caterham 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 St Paul's School (£48.2m), St Andrew's College, Bradfield (£49.1m) and Birmingham Newman University (£47.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79%, trading 3.2%, investments 1.4% and donations and legacies 1.4%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.6%. Reserves of £29.5m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 555 people.