Chesham Preparatory School Trust Limited

Analysis

Chesham Preparatory School Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chesham. It was registered in September 1967, 59 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 00910924). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Chesham Preparatory School Trust Limited reported income of £6.6m and spending of £6.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5.1m to £6.6m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Chesham Preparatory School Trust 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 Truro High School for Girls (£6.5m), Great Oaks Charitable Trust (£6.6m) and Beaconsfield Educational Trust Ltd (£6.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, trading 4.8% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 91 people.