Dauntsey's School

Analysis

Dauntsey's School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devizes. 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 05872694). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Dauntsey's School reported income of £24.5m and spending of £25.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £18.9m to £24.5m (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Dauntsey'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 Kingston Grammar School (£24.5m), The Dulwich Schools Trust (£24.6m) and Bridewell Royal Hospital (£24.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, investments 1.5%, trading 1.4% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £82k. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Reserves of £21.2m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 368 people.