Wisdom School

Analysis

Wisdom School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06596179). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Wisdom School reported income of £4.0m and spending of £3.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £4.0m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Wisdom 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lta Tennis Foundation (£4.0m), The Sports Council Trust Company (£4.0m) and Youth Options (£3.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £50k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 63 people.