Girls' Education Company Ltd

Analysis

Girls' Education Company Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in August 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00047031). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Girls' Education Company Ltd reported income of £36.2m and spending of £35.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £26.5m to £36.2m (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Girls' Education Company Ltd 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 Community Security Trust (£35.0m), JTL (£38.7m) and The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (£28.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86%, trading 7.0%, investments 3.8% and donations and legacies 1.9%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £58.2m would cover about 20 months of spending at that rate. It employed 470 people.