The Incorporated Bishop's Stortford College Association

Analysis

The Incorporated Bishop's Stortford College Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in July 1964, 62 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 00081130). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Incorporated Bishop's Stortford College Association reported income of £29.2m and spending of £28.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £21.0m to £29.2m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Incorporated Bishop's Stortford College Association sits at the 99th 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 Headington School Oxford Limited (£28.8m), Rothamsted Research Limited (£29.3m) and The Royal College of Anaesthetists (£28.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and trading 5.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £35k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £38.7m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 290 people.