St.peter's School, York

Analysis

St.peter's School, York is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in April 2011, 15 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 06927030). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, St.peter's School, York reported income of £27.7m and spending of £26.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £19.3m to £27.7m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. 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, St.peter's School, York 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bell Concord Educational Trust Ltd (£27.7m), Colfe's School (£27.7m) and Channing House Incorporated, Highgate (£27.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 2.5%, investments 2.4% and trading 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £459k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £30.5m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 468 people.