Dulwich College

Analysis

Dulwich College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 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 08208764). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Dulwich College reported income of £59.4m and spending of £61.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £44.4m to £59.4m (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Dulwich 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 The American School in London Educational Trust Ltd (£59.1m), Harper Adams University (£59.7m) and St John's College Cambridge (£58.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75%, trading 13%, donations and legacies 2.9% and investments 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £407k. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 639 people.