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MALVERN COLLEGE

Registered charity 527578 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of Education

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Latest income
£55.8m
Latest spending
£37.7m
Registered
1963
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FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Group recorded an overall surplus of £18.2m, driven largely by a £17.7m gift of assets from the Malvernian Society, resulting in net assets of £43.7m. Per the Treasurer’s Report, the College maintains a robust balance sheet with a positive net cash position of £12.4m and unrestricted funds of £35.7m. The Trustees confirm that these resources are sufficient to ensure the College can continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from the date of approval.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £230,000 - £240,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £130k)
“£230,000 - £240,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three consecutive months with the highest net outgoings, c. £7m (held: £35.7m)
“The financial reserves we aim to hold is equivalent to the three consecutive months with the highest net outgoings, c. £7m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£55.8m
Total spending
£37.7m
Cost of raising funds
£3.2m
Reserves (reported)
£35.7m
Employees
468

Reported reserves equal ~11.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (56% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£55.8m£37.7m
31/07/2024£36.4m£36.9m
31/07/2023£39.7m£36.1m
31/07/2022£29.9m£30.6m
31/07/2021£26.4m£27.4m

Common questions

Is MALVERN COLLEGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group recorded an overall surplus of £18.2m, driven largely by a £17.7m gift of assets from the Malvernian Society, resulting in net assets of £43.7m. Per the Treasurer’s Report, the College maintains a robust balance sheet with a positive net cash position of £12.4m and unrestricted funds of £35.7m. The Trustees confirm that these resources are sufficient to ensure the College can continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from the date of approval. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of MALVERN COLLEGE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £230,000 - £240,000 band.

Who funds MALVERN COLLEGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MALVERN COLLEGE as a grant recipient include THE MALVERNIAN SOCIETY LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MALVERNIAN SOCIETY LIMITEDFY2022£81kGeneral grants to institutions
THE MALVERNIAN SOCIETY LIMITEDFY2023£1kGeneral Grants

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
Y COLEG CYMRAEG CENEDLAETHOL1£757k
THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST1£6k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k
BCH TRUST1£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MALVERNIAN SOCIETY LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MALVERN COLLEGE£55.8m£230,000 - £240,000—unclear—no doubt
THE MALVERNIAN SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£209k—0unclear—not going concern
MALVERN ST JAMES LIMITED FY2025£15.0m—0unclear—no doubt
MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE FOUNDATION FY2024£3.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE MARLBURIAN CLUB CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£209k—0below—no doubt
MANCHESTER JUNIOR GIRLS SCHOOL FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.