Hereford Cathedral School

Analysis

Hereford Cathedral School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in June 1987, 39 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 02081261). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Hereford Cathedral School reported income of £13.6m and spending of £12.5m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £10.2m to £13.6m (+33%), an average of +7.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Hereford Cathedral School sits at the 99th 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 Birkenhead School (£13.6m), Bootham School (£13.7m) and Manchester High School for Girls (£13.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 2.5% and investments 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £17k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.8%. Reserves of £7.5m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 222 people.