York Steiner School Limited

Analysis

York Steiner School Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in November 1981, 45 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 01591107). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, York Steiner School Limited reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £867k to £1.5m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, York Steiner 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walsall Community Transport Limited (£1.5m), Newbridge Preparatory School Limited (£1.5m) and Oarsome Chance (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71%, trading 8.6% and donations and legacies 5.8%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Reserves of £420k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 60 people.