Giggleswick School

Analysis

Giggleswick School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Settle. It was registered in June 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 05447105). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Giggleswick School reported income of £9.8m and spending of £10.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £8.6m to £9.8m (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 26%. 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, Giggleswick School sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. 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 Somerhill Charitable Trust Limited (£9.7m), Oswestry School (£9.8m) and Hornsby House Educational Trust (£9.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, trading 4.8% and donations and legacies 2.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £50k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £420k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 174 people.