The Emscote School
Analysis
The Emscote School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwickshire. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07527381). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Emscote School reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.2m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £359k to £2.0m (+449%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Emscote School 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emmaus Cambridge (£2.0m), The Harborne Parish Lands Charity (£2.0m) and The Public Law Project (£2.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 99%
- Investments 0.8%
- Other 0.5%
In the charity's own words
The Emscote School aims to act as a resource for young people principally, though not exclusively, aged 8 to 13 years living in identified targeted areas of need in the United Kingdom by providing advice and assistance andorganising programmes of physical, emotional, spiritual, pastoral and alternative educational and other activities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Emmaus Cambridge | Cambridge | £2.0m |
| The Harborne Parish Lands Charity | Birmingham | £2.0m |
| The Public Law Project | London | £2.0m |
| Yesodey Hatorah Schools | London | £2.0m |