Downham School Limited

Analysis

Downham School Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. 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 07647269). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Downham School Limited reported income of £104k and spending of £118k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £78k to £104k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Downham School Limited sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sandcastles Pre School Playgroup (£104k), The Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team (£104k) and Sutton Centre Under 5s Playgroup (£104k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.