Old School Charity

Analysis

Old School Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Old School Charity reported income of £17k and spending of £14k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £11k to £17k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 60% 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, Old School Charity sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Viscera (£17k), Snainton and District Young Farmers Club (£17k) and Combe Martin Museum (£17k).