Carleton House Preparatory School Limited

Analysis

Carleton House Preparatory School Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in July 1976, 50 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 01260765). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Carleton House Preparatory School Limited reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.8m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.0m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Carleton House Preparatory School Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Socitm (£2.0m), Parayhouse School (£2.0m) and The Minster Centre (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.