Gads Hill School

Analysis

Gads Hill School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochester. It was registered in March 1990, 36 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 02427105). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Gads Hill School reported income of £5.4m and spending of £5.3m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3.9m to £5.4m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Gads Hill School sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National College for Digital Skills (£5.4m), Austin Friars (£5.4m) and BRS Education Limited (£5.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.9m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 100 people.