Lichfield Cathedral School

Analysis

Lichfield Cathedral School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lichfield. It was registered in August 2010, 16 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 07302696). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Lichfield Cathedral School reported income of £7.9m and spending of £8.3m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5.7m to £7.9m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. 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, Lichfield Cathedral School sits at the 99th 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 The United Reformed Church (Wessex) Trust Limited (£7.8m), St Marys School Gerrard Cross Limited (£7.9m) and St Augustine's Priory School Limited (£7.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 151 people.