Sandwell Valley School

Analysis

Sandwell Valley School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Bromwich. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10288316). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Sandwell Valley School reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.4m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sandwell Valley School sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Regional Studies Association (£1.4m), The Pharos Foundation (£1.4m) and The Institute for Research in Schools (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 4.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.