The Arts Educational Schools

Analysis

The Arts Educational Schools is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00712444). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Arts Educational Schools reported income of £12.0m and spending of £12.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £10.4m to £12.0m (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Arts Educational Schools 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (£11.9m), Churches Conservation Trust (£12.0m) and The Aes Tring Park School Trust (£11.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91% and donations and legacies 1.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. It employed 229 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.