The Godstowe Preparatory School Company Limited

Analysis

The Godstowe Preparatory School Company Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Wycombe. It was registered in October 1963, 63 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 00068471). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2024, The Godstowe Preparatory School Company Limited reported income of £8.3m and spending of £8.7m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2020 to August 2024, income grew from £6.5m to £8.3m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Godstowe Preparatory School Company 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 Muntham House School (£8.3m), Thorpe Hall School Trust (£8.4m) and The Dulwich School Cranbrook (£8.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £9.2m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 128 people.