Lord Wandsworth College

Analysis

Lord Wandsworth College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hook. It was registered in August 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 07724623). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Lord Wandsworth College reported income of £38.0m and spending of £21.9m, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £18.3m to £38.0m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Lord Wandsworth College sits at the 100th 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 Cranleigh School (£38.0m), Alleyn's School (£38.2m) and Haileybury College (£37.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 57%, trading 2.7%, investments 1.4% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.4%. It employed 282 people.