MARY HARE
Registered charity 1048386 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARY HARE GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, THE MARY HARE GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
Mary Hare provides education services to deaf children through the operation of its school containing a Secondary and Primary section. Mary Hare also provides training for teachers, other professionals and practitioners in deaf education. Mary Hare operates the Burwood Centre which provides independent assessment services for deaf children.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity returned an operating deficit of £1,596,000 for the year, driven by lower-than-anticipated pupil numbers and increased salary costs. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were significantly depleted to £25,000, well below the stated policy target of £1.5m–£2.5m, though the charity maintains adequate cash resources and has implemented cost reduction measures.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Highest-paid employee band: £120,001 - £130,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“In the band £120,001 - £130,000” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between £1.5m and £2.5m (held: £25k)
“Trustees have set a target level of cash reserves of between £1.5m and £2.5m at the end of the financial year.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Mary Hare Services Limited
“The charity holds £2 investment, this is a 100% shareholder in Mary Hare Services Limited (company no, 03280117), a subsidiary which is used to carry out trading activities” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Top pay band moved from £110,001 - £120,000 (FY2024) to £120,001 - £130,000 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Robin Askew — Principal & CEO (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£257k
Reserves (reported)
£18.5m
Reported reserves equal ~14.6 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 (79% 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- ANGUS WILLIAM MCPHAIL · trustee of 1 other charity
- Claire Michelle Rowles
- Colin Graham Dowsett
- Darren Mernagh
- Emma Lauren Holness
- George David de Lerisson Cazenove
- Georgina Lilias Cheyne Woods
- Graham Anthony Corr
- Julie Elizabeth Shepherd
- Michael James Essington Penfold
- Paul Jones
- Timothy Mark Polack · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MARY HARE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned an operating deficit of £1,596,000 for the year, driven by lower-than-anticipated pupil numbers and increased salary costs. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were significantly depleted to £25,000, well below the stated policy target of £1.5m–£2.5m, though the charity maintains adequate cash resources and has implemented cost reduction measures. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
What does the highest-paid employee of MARY HARE earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,001 - £130,000 band.
Who funds MARY HARE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MARY HARE as a grant recipient include THE MARY HARE FOUNDATION, WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST, SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST.
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