Christ's Hospital

Analysis

Christ's Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in July 2007, 19 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 06232556). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Christ's Hospital reported income of £56.4m and spending of £45.3m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £39.1m to £56.4m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Christ's Hospital 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 Malvern College (£55.8m), Rugby School (£57.0m) and King's College School (£55.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 26%, investments 23%, donations and legacies 7.8% and trading 2.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £868k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 603 people.