Malvern St James Limited

Analysis

Malvern St James Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Malvern. It was registered in March 1963, 63 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 00232081). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Malvern St James Limited reported income of £15.0m and spending of £16.8m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2020 to January 2025, income grew from £10.6m to £15.0m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Malvern St James Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Sidcot School (£15.0m), The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (£15.0m) and The Principal and Fellows of Newnham College (£14.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from . Gifts in wills alone brought in £56k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. It employed 260 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.