Silcoates School

Analysis

Silcoates School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wakefield. It was registered in October 2014, 12 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 services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Silcoates School reported income of £6.9m and spending of £7.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5.6m to £6.9m (+25%), an average of +5.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Silcoates School sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Durston House School Educational Trust Limited (£6.9m), Clare Hall in the University of Cambridge (£7.0m) and The Nautical Institute (£6.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and trading 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £6.5m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 147 people.