Newcastle-Under-Lyme School

Analysis

Newcastle-Under-Lyme School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle. It was registered in June 2008, 18 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 06611453). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Newcastle-Under-Lyme School reported income of £12.8m and spending of £13.4m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £10.8m to £12.8m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Newcastle-Under-Lyme School sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holme Grange Ltd (£12.8m), The President and Fellows of Murray Edwards College, Founded As New Hall, in the University of Cambridge (£12.9m) and The Hall School Charitable Trust (£12.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,000. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £15.2m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 198 people.