Wellington School 1837

Analysis

Wellington School 1837 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wellington. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09316033). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Wellington School 1837 reported income of £18.3m and spending of £18.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £13.3m to £18.3m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Wellington School 1837 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Art Collections Fund (£18.3m), Cwmni Urdd Gobaith Cymru (Corfforedig) / the Welsh League of Youth (Incorporated) (£18.3m) and Welsh National Opera Limited (£18.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and trading 1.6%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £4.9m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 267 people.