The London Orphan Asylum (Reed's School)
Analysis
The London Orphan Asylum (Reed's School) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cobham. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The London Orphan Asylum (Reed's School) reported income of £29.6m and spending of £27.8m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £20.8m to £29.6m (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The London Orphan Asylum (Reed's School) 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rothamsted Research Limited (£29.3m), Downe House School (£29.6m) and The Incorporated Bishop's Stortford College Association (£29.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80%, trading 6.8%, donations and legacies 5.2% and investments 3.8%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 335 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 5.2%
- Charitable activities 80%
- Trading 6.8%
- Investments 3.8%
- Other 4.6%
In the charity's own words
To provide education in Cobham for boys from the ages of 11 - 18, and girls in the Sixth Form. The objects of the Foundation, as set down in the Act and Constitution, are to advance the education of boys or girls who have lost one or both parents through death, divorce, or other family disaster, and whose home life, as a result, is unsatisfactory, unhappy or abnormal.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rothamsted Research Limited | Harpenden | £29.3m |
| Downe House School | Thatcham | £29.6m |
| The Incorporated Bishop's Stortford College Association | Hertfordshire | £29.2m |
| St Paul's Girls' School | London | £29.7m |