Laleham Lea School

Analysis

Laleham Lea School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Purley. It was registered in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06067557). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Laleham Lea School reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £999k to £1.4m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Laleham Lea 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al-Mahdi Institute (£1.4m), Westminster Synagogue (£1.4m) and Inter-Varsity Press (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and donations and legacies 7.2%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £943k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.