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St Benedict's School Ealing

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1148512LondonReligion
Income£27.0m2025-08-31
Spending£24.9msame year
Spent / received94%5-year average
Size in its cause100th pctReligion
Registered2012Charitable company
Employees369latest return

Analysis

St Benedict's School Ealing is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08093330). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, St Benedict's School Ealing reported income of £27.0m and spending of £24.9m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £19.7m to £27.0m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, St Benedict's School Ealing 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 St Paul's Cathedral (£26.6m), Birmingham Diocesan Trust (£27.0m) and The British and Foreign Bible Society (£26.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, donations and legacies 3.1% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £610k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £189k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 369 people.

Income and spending

£0£6.7m£13.5m£20.2m£27.0m2021 Income: £19,675,2542021 Spending: £18,542,30620212022 Income: £20,742,6462022 Spending: £20,413,85620222023 Income: £23,173,1062023 Spending: £21,821,05920232024 Income: £25,774,5282024 Spending: £23,390,33920242025 Income: £26,967,7872025 Spending: £24,905,2682025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 0.9%
  • Legacies 2.3%
  • Charitable activities 95%
  • Trading 0.9%
  • Investments 1.3%

In the charity's own words

The charity operates St Benedict's School, a Senior and Junior School, providing education for over 1,000 girls and boys between the ages of 3 and 18. It aims to educate pupils to make a positive contribution to society by "Teaching a Way of Living" and thus benefiting the public by providing a first class education independent of the State system.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
St Paul's CathedralLondon£26.6m
Birmingham Diocesan TrustBirmingham£27.0m
The British and Foreign Bible SocietySwindon£26.2m
The Salford Diocesan TrustSalford£29.7m