The Ursuline Preparatory School Ilford

Analysis

The Ursuline Preparatory School Ilford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilford. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06636240). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Ursuline Preparatory School Ilford reported income of £868k and spending of £1.3m, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £868k (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Ursuline Preparatory School Ilford sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Preston Muslim Society Quwwatul Islam Masjid (£866k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bishop Hannington Memorial Church, Hove (£868k) and Manchester Diocesan Board of Education (£865k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 94% and donations and legacies 4.5%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.