Tettenhall College

Analysis

Tettenhall College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wolverhampton W Mids. It was registered in September 1966, 60 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 00141727). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Tettenhall College reported income of £8.0m and spending of £8.6m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4.8m to £8.0m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Tettenhall College 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mulberry Bush Organisation Ltd (£8.0m), St Ronan's School (Hawkhurst) (£8.0m) and Highclare School (£8.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, donations and legacies 6.3% and trading 3.4%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.0m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 132 people.