Queen Margaret's School, York Limited

Analysis

Queen Margaret's School, York Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in May 1986, 40 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 02010493). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Queen Margaret's School, York Limited reported income of £6.8m and spending of £8.1m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2023, income grew from £6.7m to £6.8m (+1.0%), an average of +0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Queen Margaret's School, York Limited 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brighton Youth Centre (£6.7m), Age UK Northumberland (£6.8m) and Papplewick Educational Trust Limited (£6.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.6%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 159 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.