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Arnold House School Ltd

RegisteredRegistered charity number 312725LondonEducation and training
Income£9.8m2025-08-31
Spending£8.9msame year
Spent / received95%5-year average
Size in its cause98th pctEducation and training
Registered1966Charitable company
Employees85latest return

Analysis

Arnold House School Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00889424). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Arnold House School Ltd reported income of £9.8m and spending of £8.9m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £6.0m to £9.8m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Arnold House School Ltd 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 Oswestry School (£9.8m), Abbot's Hill Limited (£9.9m) and Giggleswick School (£9.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.4%. Reserves of £12.2m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 85 people.

Income and spending

£0£2.5m£4.9m£7.4m£9.8m2021 Income: £6,004,7142021 Spending: £6,046,79420212022 Income: £8,163,5432022 Spending: £7,953,00720222023 Income: £9,009,6342023 Spending: £8,464,91320232024 Income: £9,670,1552024 Spending: £9,091,37120242025 Income: £9,829,1012025 Spending: £8,936,6342025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 0.1%
  • Charitable activities 97%
  • Trading 0.4%
  • Investments 2.1%
  • Other 0.5%

In the charity's own words

Provision of early years and preparatory education for boys between the ages of 3 and 13.

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