St Nicholas School (Harlow) Limited

Analysis

St Nicholas School (Harlow) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harlow. It was registered in October 1965, 61 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 00721476). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, St Nicholas School (Harlow) Limited reported income of £7.6m and spending of £7.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5.2m to £7.6m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, St Nicholas School (Harlow) 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 Brown University Charitable Trust (£7.5m), University of Pennsylvania (USA) Foundation Limited (£7.6m) and St Hugh's School (Carswell) Trust Limited (£7.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 4.0%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £5.6m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 114 people.