Sands School

Analysis

Sands School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newton Abbot. It was registered in July 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02274600). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Sands School reported income of £936k and spending of £821k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £636k to £936k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Sands School sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The National Federation of Music Societies (£936k), The Burton Constable Foundation (£938k) and The Buckinghamshire County Museum Trust (£935k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £362k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.