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HUNTER HALL SCHOOL LTD

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

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Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted retained reserves of £294,990 are considered sufficient to meet foreseeable shortfalls or contingencies. The charity reported a net income surplus of £27,585 for the year, with total income of £973,286 against total expenditure of £945,701. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to maintain the school and current service levels.

What the accounts disclose

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: £295k)
“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 FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee guarantee
“M H Thompson, who is a past director, has given a limited guarantee to HSBC in respect of the bank loan.”
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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?

The accounts state that unrestricted retained reserves of £294,990 are considered sufficient to meet foreseeable shortfalls or contingencies. The charity reported a net income surplus of £27,585 for the year, with total income of £973,286 against total expenditure of £945,701. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to maintain the school and current service levels. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.