The Downs School (Charlton House) Limited

Analysis

The Downs School (Charlton House) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in December 1972, 54 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 01072074). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Downs School (Charlton House) Limited reported income of £5.8m and spending of £5.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4.1m to £5.8m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 16%. 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 Downs School (Charlton House) Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Farney Educational Trust (£5.8m), St John's School (£5.8m) and Birtenshaw Merseyside (£5.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79% and trading 20%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £4.5m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 89 people.