South Lee School Limited

Analysis

South Lee School Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury St Edmunds. It was registered in September 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 00698102). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, South Lee School Limited reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.1m (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, South Lee School Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade (£2.1m), Stormont School (£2.1m) and Open College Network London Region (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £96k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.