National School

Analysis

National School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sedbergh. It was registered in January 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 provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, National School reported income of £29k and spending of £37k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6,810 to £29k (+324%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 650%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, National School sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Hatfield Peverel Scout Group (£29k), Parent Teacher and Friends Association of Halsall School St Cuthberts (£29k) and Friends of Fermor School (FFS) (£29k).