Woldingham School

Analysis

Woldingham School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Caterham. It was registered in August 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06636665). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Woldingham School reported income of £18.1m and spending of £17.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £15.4m to £18.1m (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Woldingham 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Mission Agency - Winners Chapel International (£18.1m), The Blackburn Diocesan Board of Finance Limited (£18.4m) and Manchester Diocesan Board of Finance (£17.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, trading 4.3% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £23.1m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 197 people.