Rugby School

Analysis

Rugby School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rugby. It was registered in January 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Rugby School reported income of £57.0m and spending of £63.6m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £41.0m to £57.0m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. 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, Rugby School sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ's Hospital (£56.4m), Reigate Grammar School (£58.6m) and Malvern College (£55.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78%, investments 11%, trading 8.4% and donations and legacies 2.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £409k. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 13%. Grants to other organisations totalled £666k. Reserves of £67.3m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 774 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.