Wilmslow Preparatory School Trust Limited

Analysis

Wilmslow Preparatory School Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in March 1997, 29 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 00888176). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Wilmslow Preparatory School Trust Limited reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £788k to £1.2m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Wilmslow Preparatory School Trust Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 C P S Preston Ltd (£1.2m), Boat Building Academy Limited (£1.3m) and Derwent Stepping Stones Nursery and Community Training Centre (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 5.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.