Badminton School Limited

Analysis

Badminton School Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in July 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 00257012). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Badminton School Limited reported income of £13.7m and spending of £14.4m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £10.1m to £13.7m (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Badminton School Limited sits at the 99th 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 Hymers College (£13.7m), New Adventures Charity (£13.8m) and Ican Charity (£13.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 73%, donations and legacies 11% and charitable activities 2.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £6.6m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 250 people.