rising fees and luxury facilities raise questions about charitable status
- Written by Malcolm James, Head of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Eton College, founded in 1440, is the largest boarding school in England.ShutterstockSome UK private schools appear to be taking advantage of their charitable status and the lax legal definition of “public benefit” by charging fees that are increasingly out of kilter with their ongoing costs.
Around 1,300 UK private schools, including...
