Bury Manor School Trust Limited (Dorset House School)

Analysis

Bury Manor School Trust Limited (Dorset House School) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pulborough. It was registered in October 1966, 60 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 00803309). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Bury Manor School Trust Limited (Dorset House School) reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.6m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.3m (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bury Manor School Trust Limited (Dorset House School) sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leeds Beckett Students' Union (£2.3m), Petans Limited (£2.3m) and First Rung Ltd (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90% and trading 5.0%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 2.6%. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 51 people.