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ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL BRAINTREE PRIVATE SCHOOL FUND

Registered charity 1044032 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

School Fund used for benefit of the children

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF ST MICHAELS CHURCH OF ENGLAND DAY SCHOOL AND TO RAISE FUNDS AND ACCEPTS GIFTS FOR PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL RECREATIONAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE FACILITIES IN AUGMENTATION OF SUCH FACILITIES FINANCED BY THE ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BRAINTREE

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

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

Latest income
£61k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £10,850.52 for the year ended 31 August 2025, bringing the total fund balance to £25,922.11. The surplus was largely driven by income received for trips that had not yet been paid out, alongside school fund donations exceeding expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£61k£50k
31/08/2024£39k£57k
31/08/2023£52k£55k
31/08/2022£48k£49k
31/08/2021£31k£37k

Common questions

Is ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL BRAINTREE PRIVATE SCHOOL FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £10,850.52 for the year ended 31 August 2025, bringing the total fund balance to £25,922.11. The surplus was largely driven by income received for trips that had not yet been paid out, alongside school fund donations exceeding expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL BRAINTREE PRIVATE SCHOOL FUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL BRAINTREE PRIVATE SCHOOL FUND as a grant recipient include SSP FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2022£500
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2024amount 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
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£230k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BIRSTALL PRE-SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL BRAINTREE PRIVATE SCHOOL FUND£61k—0unclear—no doubt
BIRSTALL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£448k—0unclear—no doubt
BRAMBLE BROOK PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£196k—0unclear—no doubt
BOURNEMOUTH SCHOOL FUND FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
BROOMHILL JUNIOR SCHOOL FUND FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MICHAELS PREP SCHOOL PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt

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