Canford School Limited

Analysis

Canford School Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wimborne. It was registered in July 1964, 62 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 00190956). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Canford School Limited reported income of £27.3m and spending of £25.5m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £26.6m to £27.3m (+2.8%), an average of +0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Canford School Limited 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 The Lady Eleanor Holles School (£27.3m), Channing House Incorporated, Highgate (£27.6m) and King Edward VI School Southampton (£27.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, trading 6.1% and investments 4.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,000. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 6.1%. Reserves of £11.0m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 479 people.