Colfe's School

Analysis

Colfe's School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. 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 05352523). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Colfe's School reported income of £27.7m and spending of £26.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £19.4m to £27.7m (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Colfe's 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 St.peter's School, York (£27.7m), Churcher's College (£27.9m) and The Bell Concord Educational Trust Ltd (£27.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, trading 5.5%, investments 1.4% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.9%. Reserves of £7.2m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 376 people.