West Buckland School

Analysis

West Buckland School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnstaple. It was registered in June 2016, 10 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 advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, West Buckland School reported income of £11.9m and spending of £11.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £10.0m to £11.9m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, West Buckland 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 Bolton School Bursary Foundation (£11.9m), West Kirby Educational Trust (£11.9m) and Halliford School Limited (£11.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 3.1%, investments 1.4% and trading 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £150k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £12.4m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 187 people.