St Edward's School

Analysis

St Edward's School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romsey. It was registered in December 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 buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Edward's School reported income of £7.1m and spending of £7.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.4m to £7.1m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, St Edward's 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Harrow Development Trust (£7.1m), CGD Europe (£7.1m) and Royal Astronomical Society (£7.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and investments 2.8%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £8.0m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 112 people.