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THE AES TRING PARK SCHOOL TRUST

Registered charity 1040330 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ARTS EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL, THE ARTS EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL TRING PARK

The provision of advancement in general education and specialised performing arts training in dance, drama, musical theatre and music. Training will also cover other forms of theatre, performance, art and any other subjects considered likely to assist students desiring to follow a career in or connected with the arts, colleges and universities specialising in similar subjects.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH TO ACQUIRE, ESTABLISH, PROVIDE, CONDUCT, CARRY ON AND DEVELOP IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ANY RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL IN WHICH CHILDREN AND STUDENTS OF EITHER SEX OR BOTH SEXES MAY RECEIVE A GENERAL EDUCATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SPECIALISED EDUCATION IN DRAMA, MUSIC, BALLET AND OTHER FORMS OF THEATRE, DANCING, PERFORMANCE, ART, AND ANY OTHER SUBJECTS CONSIDERED LIKELY TO ASSIST STUDENTS DESIRING TO FOLLOW A CAREER IN OR CONNECTED WITH THE ARTS, AND TEACHER'S TRAINING COLLEGES SPECIALISING IN SIMILAR SUBJECTS

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Dacorum, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£11.9m
Latest spending
£11.2m
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £0.694m for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total funds increasing to £18.5m. The trustees report that the school is meeting its unrestricted cash target of £1.5m with net current assets of £2.3m after deducting restricted funds, although it currently has no free reserves. The medium-term aim is to achieve positive free reserves within five years as the bank loan connected to school buildings is repaid.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unrestricted cash target of £1.5m (reserves figure: £3.0m)
“The School has an unrestricted cash target of £1.5m, which would cover two months running costs. The School is meeting this target with net current assets of £2.3m after deducting restricted funds. The School currently has no free reserves and the medium-term aim is to move to positive free reserves, with the aim of this to be achieved in the next five years as the current bank loan connected to School buildings is repaid.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: One Trustee (now resigned) had an interest, via a connected party, in Origin Communications which is engaged by the school for PR. In the year £33,950 was paid to Origin Communications
“One Trustee (now resigned) had an interest, via a connected party, in Origin Communications which is engaged by the school for PR. In the year £33,950 was paid to Origin Communications (2024: £44,520). Two governors made donations totalling £4,300 in the year, including amounts to an already established restricted fund. The Estate of a former Governor donated £1,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Government income: £1,604,361 — grants £1,604,361 (2); 14% of the £11,864,195 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 9 (£60,001–£70,000: 4; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 2; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Government income: £1,566,882 — grants £1,566,882 (2); 11% of the £14,289,918 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£80,001–£90,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£70,001–£80,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £510k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£11.9m
Total spending
£11.2m
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£15.3m
Employees
195

Reported reserves equal ~16.4 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 (91% 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 (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£11.9m£11.2m
31/08/2024£14.3m£11.2m
31/08/2023£11.6m£10.7m
31/08/2022£14.0m£10.1m
31/08/2021£10.5m£9.5m

Common questions

Is THE AES TRING PARK SCHOOL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £0.694m for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total funds increasing to £18.5m. The trustees report that the school is meeting its unrestricted cash target of £1.5m with net current assets of £2.3m after deducting restricted funds, although it currently has no free reserves. The medium-term aim is to achieve positive free reserves within five years as the bank loan connected to school buildings is repaid. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

Who funds THE AES TRING PARK SCHOOL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE AES TRING PARK SCHOOL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE HOTSPUR TRUST, EARL OF CHESTER'S FUND, JENIFFER AND JONATHAN HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HOTSPUR TRUSTFY2026£35k
EARL OF CHESTER'S FUNDFY2021£2k
JENIFFER AND JONATHAN HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
JENIFFER AND JONATHAN HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025amount not stated

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
SCOULOUDI FOUNDATION2£94k
AMAR-FRANSES AND FOSTER-JENKINS TRUST1£207k
HENRY WOOD ACCOMMODATION TRUST1£147k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION1£100k
THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION1£96k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£94k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£76k
THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATION1£66k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TURTLE KEY ARTS CENTRE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE AES TRING PARK SCHOOL TRUST£11.9m——above—no doubt
TURTLE KEY ARTS CENTRE TRUST FY2025£738k—0unclear—no doubt
ART IN THE PARK FY2025£66k—0unclear—no doubt
AUTIN DANCE THEATRE CIO FY2025£433k—0above—no doubt
Prince Henry's, Evesham, Arts Theatre Trust FY2025£120k—0above—no doubt
SCARBOROUGH THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.1m——below—noted

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