The North London Collegiate School

Analysis

The North London Collegiate School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Edgware. It was registered in August 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 02818422). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The North London Collegiate School reported income of £36.6m and spending of £33.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £25.2m to £36.6m (+46%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The North London Collegiate 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 Loughborough Schools Foundation (£36.5m), The Francis Holland (Church of England) Schools Trust (£36.9m) and University College School (£36.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74%, trading 12%, investments 5.4% and donations and legacies 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £147k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £54.1m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 291 people.