Coleg Sir Gar

Analysis

Coleg Sir Gar is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dyfed. It was registered in June 2013, 13 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 08539630). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Coleg Sir Gar reported income of £51.9m and spending of £51.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £40.4m to £51.9m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Coleg Sir Gar 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 Gresham's School (£51.7m), The Education Endowment Foundation (£52.4m) and Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate (£50.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £12.1m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 487 people.