Uppingham School

Analysis

Uppingham School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oakham. It was registered in May 2012, 14 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 08013826). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Uppingham School reported income of £43.0m and spending of £46.3m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £30.5m to £43.0m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Uppingham School 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 Clifton College (£43.0m), Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (£43.1m) and The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (£42.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, trading 5.6%, investments 2.8% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £472k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £5.4m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 600 people.