The Wellington College

Analysis

The Wellington College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crowthorne. It was registered in November 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 buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Wellington College reported income of £76.2m and spending of £73.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £53.1m to £76.2m (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 18%. 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, The Wellington College sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Acs International Schools Limited (£75.6m), Marlborough College (£77.7m) and OneSchool Global UK (£74.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80%, trading 12%, donations and legacies 4.6% and investments 2.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £25k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £578k. Reserves of £22.9m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 753 people.