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LADY BARN HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 1042587 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as L B H S LIMITED · filing overdue (register status)

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Latest income
£6.4m
Latest spending
£6.3m
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,062,883, an increase from the prior year's £2,979,897. The trustees report a target reserves policy of £3.6m, which is considered sufficient to cover two terms of expenses, indicating the current reserves are below this stated policy target. The school generated a net incoming resource of £82,986 and maintains adequate resources to continue activities for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £3.6m (held: £3.1m)
“Target level of £3.6m of reserves, which is considered sufficient to cover two terms of expenses in an average year” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees' children enrolled
“A number of the trustees at the School who held office for at least part of the year had children enrolled at the School during the year. The children attended the school on the same terms as the other pupils. Apart from the above there are no other related party transactions that require disclosure.” — page 35
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income
£6.4m
Total spending
£6.3m
Reserves (reported)
£813k
Employees
102

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Stockport

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025——
31/08/2024£6.4m£6.3m
31/08/2023£5.5m£5.7m
31/08/2022£4.8m£5.2m
31/08/2021£4.4m£4.7m

Common questions

Is LADY BARN HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,062,883, an increase from the prior year's £2,979,897. The trustees report a target reserves policy of £3.6m, which is considered sufficient to cover two terms of expenses, indicating the current reserves are below this stated policy target. The school generated a net incoming resource of £82,986 and maintains adequate resources to continue activities for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.