King Alfred School Society

Analysis

King Alfred School Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1965, 61 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 00057854). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, King Alfred School Society reported income of £17.0m and spending of £16.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £12.7m to £17.0m (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. 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, King Alfred School Society sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Wycliffe College (Incorporated) (£17.0m), The Free Grammar School of King Charles II at Bradford (£17.1m) and The Grange School Hartford Limited (£17.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, investments 1.9% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £4.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 204 people.