Colfe's School (number 1109650) 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 Colfe's School do?
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT OF A DAY SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IN OR NEAR THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM AND, IN SO FAR AS IT IS INCIDENTAL OR ANCILLARY TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, SUCH OTHER PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Colfe's School
Answers Colfe's School 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 Colfe's School's highest-paid staff paid?
Colfe's School's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 67 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 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–£300,000
1
£110,001–£120,000
3
£90,001–£100,000
1
£80,001–£90,000
6
£70,001–£80,000
19
£60,001–£70,000
37
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Colfe's School's money come from?
Colfe's School reported £28m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £26m (92%), trading and fundraising events £1.5m (5%), investments £385k (1%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£26m · 92%
Trading and fundraising events£1.5m · 5%
Investments£385k · 1%
Donations and legacies£319k · 1%
Does Colfe's School receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Colfe's School. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Colfe's School 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 does not record Colfe's School as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Colfe's School's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; 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 1109650. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.
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What does Colfe's School do?
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT OF A DAY SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IN OR NEAR THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM AND, IN SO FAR AS IT IS INCIDENTAL OR ANCILLARY TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, SUCH OTHER PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE.
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How can I donate to Colfe's School?
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How much is Colfe's School's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Colfe's School's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 67 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 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 Colfe's School's money come from?
Colfe's School reported £28m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £26m (92%), trading and fundraising events £1.5m (5%), investments £385k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Colfe's School?
The register does not record Colfe's School as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Colfe's School's trustees paid?
Colfe's School's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Colfe's School previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Colfe's School: Colfe's Educational Foundation.
When was Colfe's School registered as a charity?
Colfe's School was entered on the register on 24 May 2005. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 05352523).