The Royal Alexandra and Albert School

Analysis

The Royal Alexandra and Albert School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reigate. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Royal Alexandra and Albert School reported income of £11.3m and spending of £11.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £9.8m to £11.3m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Royal Alexandra and Albert School 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 The Master and Fellows of Darwin College in the University of Cambridge (£11.3m), West Heath 2000 (£11.4m) and Withington Girls' School (£11.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, investments 3.9%, donations and legacies 3.2% and trading 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £115k. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £12.2m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 139 people.