ALLEYN COURT EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1017369 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ALLEYN AND ETON HOUSE TRUST, THE ALLEYN COURT AND ETON HOUSE TRUST

The Charity acquired Alleyn Court School in 2015.The Charity Trustees oversee the operation of the School, and the Trustees act as governors for the School.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH TO CONDUCT, CARRY ON, AQUIRE AND DEVELOP A SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS ALLEYN COURT AND ETON HOUSE SCHOOL AND ANY OTHER BOARDING OR DAY SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDRAN OF EITHER SEX OR BOTH SEXES AND TO SUPPLY THE PUPILS GENERAL INSTRUCTION OF THE HIGHEST CLASS TOGETHER WITH PHYSICAL, MORAL AND RELIGIOUS TRAINING.

Area of benefit: ESSEX

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.5m
Latest spending
£3.3m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £226,329 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £1,450,602. The trustees consider reserves sufficient to sustain running costs for over 12 months, and the auditors confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“Two employees received emoluments of between £80,000 and £90,000 (2024:Nil).” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: School fees (99% of income)
“School fee income 3,461,173” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A Trustee is the son of a member of the Wilcox Property LLP.
“Rent paid/received by Alleyn Court (Preparatory) Westcliff Limited (School): Paid to Wilcox Property LLP 190,000” — page 23
“Received from Jelly Beans Montessori Nursery Limited 4,236” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A Trustee of the charity is the director and shareholder in the Jelly beans Montessori Nursery Limited.
“Rent paid/received by Alleyn Court (Preparatory) Westcliff Limited (School): Paid to Wilcox Property LLP 190,000” — page 23
“Received from Jelly Beans Montessori Nursery Limited 4,236” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A Trustee of the charity was employed by Affinia until February 2025.
“Rent paid/received by Alleyn Court (Preparatory) Westcliff Limited (School): Paid to Wilcox Property LLP 190,000” — page 23
“Received from Jelly Beans Montessori Nursery Limited 4,236” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: JWT Wilcox, former Trustee and member of the Wilcox Property LLP.
“Rent paid/received by Alleyn Court (Preparatory) Westcliff Limited (School): Paid to Wilcox Property LLP 190,000” — page 23
“Received from Jelly Beans Montessori Nursery Limited 4,236” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations made by a Trustee to the charity.
“Rent paid/received by Alleyn Court (Preparatory) Westcliff Limited (School): Paid to Wilcox Property LLP 190,000” — page 23
“Received from Jelly Beans Montessori Nursery Limited 4,236” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by THP Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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

Total income
£3.5m
Total spending
£3.3m
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
69

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£3.5m£3.3m
31/07/2024£3.4m£3.4m
31/07/2023£3.3m£3.3m
31/07/2022£3.3m£3.2m
31/07/2021£3.3m£3.0m

Common questions

Is ALLEYN COURT EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £226,329 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £1,450,602. The trustees consider reserves sufficient to sustain running costs for over 12 months, and the auditors confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by THP Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of ALLEYN COURT EDUCATIONAL TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DR CHALLONER'S SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALLEYN COURT EDUCATIONAL TRUST£3.5m£80,001 - £90,000—above—no doubt
DR CHALLONER'S SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£358k—0within—no doubt
ALLEYN'S SCHOOL FY2025£38.2m——unclear—no doubt
DURLSTON COURT SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.1m£90,001 - £100,0002above—no doubt
THE ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£2.2m——above—no doubt
JAMES ALLEN'S GIRLS' SCHOOL FY2025£32.8m——unclear—no doubt

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