Queenswood School Limited

Analysis

Queenswood School Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in August 1962, 64 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 00040561). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Queenswood School Limited reported income of £15.1m and spending of £14.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £10.8m to £15.1m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Queenswood School Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation (£15.1m), Selwyn College Cambridge (£15.1m) and The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (£15.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and trading 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £48k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £19.2m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 191 people.