Cheltenham Ladies College

Analysis

Cheltenham Ladies College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in July 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Cheltenham Ladies College reported income of £43.5m and spending of £42.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £31.0m to £43.5m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 20%. 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, Cheltenham Ladies College 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 National Assistance Fund (£43.4m), Brentwood School CIO (£43.8m) and Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (£43.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, trading 6.1%, investments 4.7% and donations and legacies 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £59k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.7%. Reserves of £3.8m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 721 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.