Bryanston School Incorporated

Analysis

Bryanston School Incorporated is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in April 1963, 63 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 00226143). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Bryanston School Incorporated reported income of £31.0m and spending of £30.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £23.8m to £31.0m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bryanston School Incorporated 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 1509 Group (£30.7m), Jesus College in the University of Cambridge (£31.1m) and Prep Schools Trust (£30.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, trading 6.8%, investments 2.0% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £60k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. It employed 617 people.