The Saint John's School Foundation

Analysis

The Saint John's School Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leatherhead. It was registered in November 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, The Saint John's School Foundation reported income of £24.9m and spending of £24.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £18.6m to £24.9m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Saint John's School Foundation 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 Bedales School (£24.8m), Keble College in the University of Oxford (£25.2m) and The Dulwich Schools Trust (£24.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,921. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £30.0m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 225 people.