St Christopher School (Letchworth) Limited

Analysis

St Christopher School (Letchworth) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Letchworth Garden City. It was registered in February 1963, 63 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 00535836). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, St Christopher School (Letchworth) Limited reported income of £10.3m and spending of £11.6m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £9.7m to £10.3m (+6.7%), an average of +1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, St Christopher School (Letchworth) 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 Mathematics in Education and Industry (£10.3m), Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College (£10.4m) and The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (£10.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%, donations and legacies 1.7% and trading 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £167k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £8.6m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 185 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.