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Ardingly College Limited

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Ardingly College Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, religious activities.

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What are the key facts about Ardingly College Limited?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£45,100,162
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£34,187,630
Registered charity number
1076456
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
College Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Ardingly College Limited (number 1076456) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Ardingly College Limited do?

Independent Education for boys and girls Aged 2-18

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Ardingly College Limited

Answers Ardingly College Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Ardingly College Limited's highest-paid staff paid?

Ardingly College Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 31 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£250,001–£300,0001
£120,001–£130,0001
£80,001–£90,0004
£70,001–£80,0004
£60,001–£70,00021

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Ardingly College Limited's money come from?

Ardingly College Limited reported £45m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £32m (71%), other income £9.7m (21%), trading and fundraising events £2.4m (5%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£32m · 71%
  • Other income£9.7m · 21%
  • Trading and fundraising events£2.4m · 5%
  • Investments£613k · 1%
  • Donations and legacies£147k · 0%

Does Ardingly College Limited receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Ardingly College Limited. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Ardingly College Limited reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Ardingly College Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Ardingly College Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
03779971 (Companies House)
Also known as
Ardingly College
Where it says it operates
West Sussex

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Other Charitable Activities.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

Linked funds and trusts

The register records these funds under parent charity number 1076456. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.

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What causes is Ardingly College Limited registered for?

Education/trainingReligious Activities

Why is there no Clarity Score for Ardingly College Limited yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Ardingly College Limited a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Ardingly College Limited as a registered charity (number 1076456) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Ardingly College Limited's charity number?
Ardingly College Limited's charity number is 1076456. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1076456?
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What does Ardingly College Limited do?
Independent Education for boys and girls Aged 2-18
Does Ardingly College Limited have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Ardingly College Limited. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Ardingly College Limited?
Ardingly College Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.ardingly.com. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Ardingly College Limited's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Ardingly College Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 31 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Ardingly College Limited's money come from?
Ardingly College Limited reported £45m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £32m (71%), other income £9.7m (21%), trading and fundraising events £2.4m (5%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Ardingly College Limited?
The register records Ardingly College Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Ardingly College Limited's trustees paid?
Ardingly College Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Ardingly College Limited registered as a charity?
Ardingly College Limited was entered on the register on 8 July 1999. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03779971).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.