The Independent Schools' Bursars Association

Analysis

The Independent Schools' Bursars Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 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 06410037). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Independent Schools' Bursars Association reported income of £4.1m and spending of £3.7m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £4.1m (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Independent Schools' Bursars Association 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 Union, Mmu (£4.1m), West House School (£4.1m) and The Camelia Botnar Foundation (£4.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 51% and trading 49%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.