The Keepers and Governors of the Possessions, Revenues and Goods of the Free Grammar School of John Lyon, Within the Town of Harrow-On-The-Hill

Analysis

The Keepers and Governors of the Possessions, Revenues and Goods of the Free Grammar School of John Lyon, Within the Town of Harrow-On-The-Hill is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in July 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Keepers and Governors of the Possessions, Revenues and Goods of the Free Grammar School of John Lyon, Within the Town of Harrow-On-The-Hill reported income of £90.8m and spending of £85.4m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £67.9m to £90.8m (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Keepers and Governors of the Possessions, Revenues and Goods of the Free Grammar School of John Lyon, Within the Town of Harrow-On-The-Hill 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 Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust and Other Trust Funds Administered by the Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustee (£75.1m), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Great Britain) (£97.9m) and The College of St Mary Magdalen in the University of Oxford (£53.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73%, trading 14%, donations and legacies 7.8% and investments 5.4%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 2.4%. It employed 617 people.