Brentwood School CIO

Analysis

Brentwood School CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Brentwood School CIO reported income of £43.8m and spending of £40.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £33.6m to £43.8m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Brentwood School CIO 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 Cheltenham Ladies College (£43.5m), Nyu in London (£44.4m) and National Assistance Fund (£43.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, trading 4.6% and investments 3.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £6,003. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £53.6m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 438 people.