THE PURCELL SCHOOL

Registered charity 312855 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PURCELL SCHOOL LIMITED

Latest income

£9.2m

Latest spending

£8.4m

Registered

1964

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£9.2m

Total spending

£8.4m

Cost of raising funds

£143k

Reserves (reported)

£11.9m

Employees

172

Reported reserves equal ~16.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Bernard Traffordchair
Dr Diana Jane Salzar
Gautam Shashichandra Dalal · trustee of 1 other charity
Prof Christopher Swee Chau Liu · trustee of 2 other charities
Professor Timothy Jones
RICHARD DAVID HILL · trustee of 1 other charity
Sophia Coles
Susan Jane Baillie

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£9.2m	£8.4m
31/08/2024	£7.6m	£8.5m
31/08/2023	£6.9m	£7.7m
31/08/2022	£6.7m	£7.2m
31/08/2021	£6.3m	£6.5m

Common questions

Who funds THE PURCELL SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PURCELL SCHOOL as a grant recipient include THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST, THE MARCHUS TRUST, MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND, THE AMAR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	FY2023	£36k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	FY2022	£34k
THE MARCHUS TRUST	FY2024	£5k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND	FY2024	£4k
THE AMAR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976	FY2025	£3k