Headington School Oxford Limited

Analysis

Headington School Oxford Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in January 1966, 60 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 00141076). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Headington School Oxford Limited reported income of £28.8m and spending of £27.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £20.1m to £28.8m (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Headington School Oxford Limited sits at the 99th 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 The Royal College of Anaesthetists (£28.6m), The Incorporated Bishop's Stortford College Association (£29.2m) and Churchill College in the University of Cambridge (£28.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, trading 2.6% and donations and legacies 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £17k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Reserves of £44.8m would cover about 20 months of spending at that rate. It employed 422 people.