Marlborough House School

Analysis

Marlborough House School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cranbrook. It was registered in September 1965, 61 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 00587487). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Marlborough House School reported income of £4.8m and spending of £5.5m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £3.3m to £4.8m (+47%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Marlborough House 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 University of Plymouth Students' Union (£4.8m), Southern Universities Management Services (£4.8m) and Longridge Towers School (£4.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 80 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.