Elstree School Limited

Analysis

Elstree School Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in July 1961, 65 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 00690450). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Elstree School Limited reported income of £7.4m and spending of £6.5m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4.1m to £7.4m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Elstree 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 Remedi - Restorative Services (£7.3m), Quaker International Educational Trust (Quiet) (£7.4m) and Ecfr (£7.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 2.9%, investments 1.9% and trading 1.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £7.8m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 104 people.