Ballard School Limited

Analysis

Ballard School Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in New Milton. It was registered in December 1962, 64 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 00733644). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Ballard School Limited reported income of £7.4m and spending of £8.0m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £6.7m to £7.4m (+9.8%), an average of +2.4% a year. 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, Ballard School Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quaker International Educational Trust (Quiet) (£7.4m), Newfriars College (£7.4m) and Elstree School Limited (£7.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and investments 3.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £6.2m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 169 people.