Charterhouse School

Analysis

Charterhouse School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Godalming. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Charterhouse School reported income of £64.8m and spending of £54.5m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £44.9m to £64.8m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Charterhouse School 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 The Dean Close Foundation (£63.8m), The Institution of Engineering and Technology (£65.1m) and The University of Buckingham (£62.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78%, trading 5.0%, donations and legacies 4.3% and investments 2.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £109k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 7.2%. It employed 707 people.