Pembroke Education
Analysis
Pembroke Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 1964, 62 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 00011701). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Pembroke Education reported income of £13.0m and spending of £13.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £8.0m to £13.0m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Pembroke Education 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 King's School, Rochester (£13.0m), The Edgbaston High School for Girls (£13.1m) and The President and Fellows of Murray Edwards College, Founded As New Hall, in the University of Cambridge (£12.9m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £7.8m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 194 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.2%
- Charitable activities 98%
- Investments 1.4%
- Other 0.0%
In the charity's own words
Provision of high quality education to boys and girls
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| King's School, Rochester | Kent | £13.0m |
| The Edgbaston High School for Girls | Birmingham | £13.1m |
| The President and Fellows of Murray Edwards College, Founded As New Hall, in the University of Cambridge | Cambridge | £12.9m |
| The College of St Peter Le Bailey in the University of Oxford | Oxford | £13.1m |