Bethany School

Analysis

Bethany School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cranbrook. It was registered in November 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 00624273). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Bethany School reported income of £8.8m and spending of £8.9m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £7.1m to £8.8m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bethany School 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 St Dunstan's Educational Foundation (£8.8m), Scarborough College (£8.9m) and The Southwark Diocesan Board of Education (Incorporated) (£8.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, trading 1.8% and donations and legacies 1.0%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £16.0m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 145 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.