Park School

Analysis

Park School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Totnes. It was registered in October 1987, 39 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 02161405). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Park School reported income of £644k and spending of £598k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £503k to £644k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Park School sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Hip Society (£643k), Royal College of Art Students' Union (£644k) and Thomas Howell's Trust (£643k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 1.4%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £209k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.