Rishworth School

Analysis

Rishworth School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sowerby Bridge. It was registered in July 2006, 20 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 05855479). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Rishworth School reported income of £6.4m and spending of £6.9m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5.4m to £6.4m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Rishworth School sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gregg Schools Trust (£6.4m), The Ditchley Foundation (£6.4m) and The National Society (Church of England and Church in Wales) for the Promotion of Education (£6.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and trading 1.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 118 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.