St Mary's School Ascot

Analysis

St Mary's School Ascot is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ascot. It was registered in October 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01844327). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, St Mary's School Ascot reported income of £22.1m and spending of £20.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £15.8m to £22.1m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, St Mary's School Ascot 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prior Park Educational Trust (£21.7m), Ampleforth Abbey (£22.2m) and The Chichester Diocesan Fund and Board of Finance (Incorporated) (£21.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 4.8%, investments 2.8% and trading 1.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £30.0m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 282 people.