HUNTER HALL SCHOOL LTD

Registered charity 1059098 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HUNTER HALL SCHOOL

A preparatory day school for boys and girls aged 3 to 11

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Latest income

£1.0m

Latest spending

£1.1m

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £110,461 for the year, reducing unrestricted reserves from £306,673 to £196,212. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to meet foreseeable needs and maintain services. Following the year-end, the school raised approximately £280,000 through fundraising and launched extended nursery provision to ensure sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Greater than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“One employee received emoluments greater than £60,000.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received emoluments greater than £60,000.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover the projected operating and development funding needs of the charity with some degree of flexibility to allow for potential contingencies (held: £196k)

“The policy of the trustees is to ensure that financial resources are sufficient to cover the projected operating and development funding needs of the charity with some degree of flexibility to allow for potential contingencies.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Fees for directors' children paid on same basis as other pupils

“The following, who were directors during all or part of the financial year, have children at the school:- Mr A Robson, Mrs G Bullimore, Mrs W Addis and Mr B Shamash. All fees in respect of these directors’ children are on the same basis as any other child attending the school.” — page 19

“In accordance with normal practice the Charity purchases liability insurance that includes cover to protect the governor trustees from claims arising from negligent acts, errors or omission occurring whilst on Charity business.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Liability insurance covers governors/trustees

“The following, who were directors during all or part of the financial year, have children at the school:- Mr A Robson, Mrs G Bullimore, Mrs W Addis and Mr B Shamash. All fees in respect of these directors’ children are on the same basis as any other child attending the school.” — page 19

“In accordance with normal practice the Charity purchases liability insurance that includes cover to protect the governor trustees from claims arising from negligent acts, errors or omission occurring whilst on Charity business.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03272341

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.

SHAMASH, Benjamin David — director, appointed 12/03/2024not on trustee list
ROBSON, Adrian Joseph — director, appointed 16/11/2021on trustee list
HARLING, Natalie Pearl — director, appointed 07/10/2014on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 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

£1.0m

Total spending

£1.1m

Cost of raising funds

£13k

Reserves (reported)

£196k

Employees

14

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

NATALIE HARLINGchair
Adrian Joseph Robson
Ben Shamash

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£1.0m	£1.1m
31/08/2024	£1.2m	£1.1m
31/08/2023	£973k	£946k
31/08/2022	£901k	£880k
31/08/2021	£711k	£746k

Common questions

Is HUNTER HALL SCHOOL LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £110,461 for the year, reducing unrestricted reserves from £306,673 to £196,212. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to meet foreseeable needs and maintain services. Following the year-end, the school raised approximately £280,000 through fundraising and launched extended nursery provision to ensure sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of HUNTER HALL SCHOOL LTD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Greater than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/03/2010	£10k	Hunter Hall School Dutch Barn All Weather Play Area

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
PRISM THE GIFT FUND	1	£200k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£100k
The Merchant Taylors' Foundation	1	£58k
THE MIKHEEV CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£35k
KUSUMA TRUST UK	1	£20k
SHAREDIMPACT	1	£20k
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION	1	£10k
HERMES TRUST	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HALLFIELD SCHOOL TRUST.

HALLFIELD SCHOOL TRUST income £7.8m
THE HALL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST income £12.7m
SARUM HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £4.0m
HALLIFORD SCHOOL LIMITED income £11.8m
MICHAEL HALL SCHOOL income £5.5m
WOLFSON HILLEL PRIMARY SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST income £460k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HUNTER HALL SCHOOL LTD	£1.0m	Greater than £60,000	1	above	—	no doubt
HALLFIELD SCHOOL TRUST FY2025	£7.8m	£150,001 - £160,000	—	below	—	no doubt
THE HALL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£12.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SARUM HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£4.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
HALLIFORD SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£11.8m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
MICHAEL HALL SCHOOL FY2025	£5.5m	£80,001 - £90,000	2	below	—	no doubt

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