Royal Grammar School Guildford

Analysis

Royal Grammar School Guildford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in February 2018, 8 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 10874615). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Royal Grammar School Guildford reported income of £29.7m and spending of £29.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £23.2m to £29.7m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 20%. 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, Royal Grammar School Guildford sits at the 99th 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Paul's Girls' School (£29.7m), Gambleaware (£29.7m) and Downe House School (£29.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, trading 2.1%, donations and legacies 2.1% and investments 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £354k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £2.8m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 288 people.