The Merchant Taylors' Schools Crosby
Analysis
The Merchant Taylors' Schools Crosby is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in August 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 06654276). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Merchant Taylors' Schools Crosby reported income of £14.7m and spending of £16.1m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £15.0m to £14.7m (-1.7%), an average of -0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Merchant Taylors' Schools Crosby sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Pipers Corner School (£14.7m), The Principal and Fellows of Newnham College (£14.9m) and The Rector and Scholars of Exeter College in the University of Oxford (£14.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 3.8%, investments 1.8% and trading 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £172k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. It employed 240 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 2.6%
- Legacies 1.2%
- Charitable activities 93%
- Trading 1.0%
- Investments 1.8%
- Other 0.9%
In the charity's own words
The Merchant Taylors' Schools Crosby provide education to boys and girls from the ages 4-18, in two Senior Schools, two Junior Schools and a Mixed Infant School. With the exception of pupils aged 4-7 and a small amount of teaching in the sixth form, the Schools provide a single sex education. There is however a wide range of extra-curricular activities in which both boys and girls can participate.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Pipers Corner School | High Wycombe | £14.7m |
| The Principal and Fellows of Newnham College | Cambridge | £14.9m |
| The Rector and Scholars of Exeter College in the University of Oxford | Oxford | £14.6m |
| Sidcot School | North Somerset | £15.0m |