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ST MARGARET'S SCHOOL BUSHEY

Registered charity 1056228 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the Company is to educate the children of deceased clergy and the public. The Schools' policy is to educate pupils to the highest academic standards whilst allowing pupils to benefit from its wide variety of extra curricular activities.

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Latest income
£16.1m
Latest spending
£16.7m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the school holds negative free reserves of £3.7m and reported a net loss for the year, driven by significant investments in facilities and the financial impact of new government policies including VAT on fees. Despite these challenges, the governors confirm the school has adequate resources to continue operations for at least twelve months and remains in a robust financial position with stable pupil numbers.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £160,001 - £170,000 — above the median for charities its size (£130k)
“£160,001 - £170,000 1” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-3.7m; policy: three months of expenditure excluding depreciation)
“The school currently holds negative free reserves of £3.7m.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governor's partner
“During the year the school paid MSP Energy Consultant £0 (2024: £650 ) where one governor is the partner.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: St Margaret's Enterprises Limited
“The school has a wholly owned non-charitable trading subsidiary, St Margaret's Enterprises Limited” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

ST MARGARET'S ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Profit before tax: £-84k
  • Creditors include amounts owed to group undertakings (2025: £0; 2024: £85,243).

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)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£16.1m
Total spending
£16.7m
Cost of raising funds
£359k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
200

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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: 2.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (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£16.1m£16.7m
31/08/2024£14.6m£14.8m
31/08/2023£12.4m£12.9m
31/08/2022£9.9m£10.7m
31/08/2021£7.8m£8.4m

Common questions

Is ST MARGARET'S SCHOOL BUSHEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the school holds negative free reserves of £3.7m and reported a net loss for the year, driven by significant investments in facilities and the financial impact of new government policies including VAT on fees. Despite these challenges, the governors confirm the school has adequate resources to continue operations for at least twelve months and remains in a robust financial position with stable pupil numbers. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ST MARGARET'S SCHOOL BUSHEY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £160,001 - £170,000 band.

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
THE STOWE SCHOOL FOUNDATION1£12.8m
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION1£75k
THE MACDONALD-BUCHANAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION1£5k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£200
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£-3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARGARET'S SCHOOL (HAMPSTEAD) LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST MARGARET'S SCHOOL BUSHEY£16.1m£160,001 - £170,000—below—no doubt
ST MARGARET'S SCHOOL (HAMPSTEAD) LTD FY2025£3.3m£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt
BUTE HOUSE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LIMITED FY2025£8.7m£130,000 - £140,000—unclear—no doubt
QUEEN MARGARET'S SCHOOL, YORK LIMITED FY2023£6.8m——below—no doubt
ST MARGARET'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£124k—0below—no doubt
ST BEES SCHOOL FY2025£190k—0below—material uncertainty

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