Michael Hall School

Analysis

Michael Hall School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in July 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Michael Hall School reported income of £5.5m and spending of £4.9m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3.8m to £5.5m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Michael Hall School sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Aga Khan University (International) in the United Kingdom (£5.4m), St Christopher's School (Hampstead) Limited (£5.5m) and Austin Friars (£5.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,123. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £6.5m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 117 people.