St Albans Education Group

Analysis

St Albans Education Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in September 1966, 60 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 00321911). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, St Albans Education Group reported income of £33.1m and spending of £26.8m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £20.4m to £33.1m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, St Albans Education Group sits at the 100th 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 Lancing College Limited (£33.0m), Ambition Institute (£33.1m) and James Allen's Girls' School (£32.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £42.4m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 245 people.