Ashville College
Analysis
Ashville College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrogate. It was registered in December 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Ashville College reported income of £15.5m and spending of £14.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £12.3m to £15.5m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ashville College 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 Tormead Limited (£15.5m), St Edmund Hall in the University of Oxford (£15.5m) and Lincoln College Oxford (£15.4m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88% and trading 5.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £64k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. It employed 289 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.1%
- Legacies 0.4%
- Charitable activities 88%
- Trading 5.0%
- Investments 0.3%
- Other 6.6%
In the charity's own words
The Charity provides education in Harrogate to boys and girls from the ages of 4-19 in its 3 schools - the pre-prep school, the junior school and the senior school.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Tormead Limited | Guildford | £15.5m |
| St Edmund Hall in the University of Oxford | Oxford | £15.5m |
| Lincoln College Oxford | Oxford | £15.4m |
| Queen's College | London | £15.6m |