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ST LAURENCE EDUCATION TRUST

Registered charity 1063808 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main charitable activities were the provision of education to boys and girls from the ages of 11 to 18 through the independent school Ampleforth College.

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Latest income
£22.4m
Latest spending
£17.3m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with net assets increasing significantly to £7,175,000, largely due to the transfer of funds from the Ampleforth Abbey Trust. Per the trustees' report, cashflow remained strong and the charity holds a net current asset position, allowing it to maintain a going concern basis despite recent VAT increases on fees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 23
“The numbers of staff earning in excess of £60,000 per annum were as follows: 2025 15 5 2 1” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient to meet current operational requirements and future developments (held: £1.6m)
“The Governors aim to hold funds which are sufficient to meet current operational requirements and future developments. They are mindful of the need to maintain a level of reserves which enables the College to respond to circumstances and mitigate risk, including ensuring all statutory compliance.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £39800.0m
“The Valuation Report shows notional assets of £222.2bn and liabilities of £262.0bn resulting in a scheme deficit of £39.8bn.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Ampleforth College Enterprises Limited
“A wholly owned subsidiary (Ampleforth College Enterprises Limited) was set up with the intention of using it for commercial activities. This entity remains dormant but may be used in future.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£22.3m
Total spending
£17.3m
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
236

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% 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: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£22.4m£17.3m
31/08/2024£16.3m£15.6m
31/08/2023£17.6m£15.3m
31/08/2022£16.9m£15.3m
31/08/2021£14.6m£14.1m

Common questions

Is ST LAURENCE EDUCATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with net assets increasing significantly to £7,175,000, largely due to the transfer of funds from the Ampleforth Abbey Trust. Per the trustees' report, cashflow remained strong and the charity holds a net current asset position, allowing it to maintain a going concern basis despite recent VAT increases on fees. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Who funds ST LAURENCE EDUCATION TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST LAURENCE EDUCATION TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ADRIAN AND MARIE-FRANCOISE RANDAG BEQUEST, THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ADRIAN AND MARIE-FRANCOISE RANDAG BEQUESTFY2025£231kfor fees at Ampleforth College
THE ADRIAN AND MARIE-FRANCOISE RANDAG BEQUESTFY2024£201kfor fees at Ampleforth College
THE ADRIAN AND MARIE-FRANCOISE RANDAG BEQUESTFY2023£154kfor fees at Ampleforth College
THE ADRIAN AND MARIE-FRANCOISE RANDAG BEQUESTFY2022£153kfor fees at Ampleforth College
THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£35k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£130

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 AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED1£7.9m
MATER ECCLESIAE CIO1£190k
SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£21k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with St Albans Education Group.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST LAURENCE EDUCATION TRUST£22.4m—23unclear—no doubt
St Albans Education Group FY2025£33.1m——unclear—no doubt
AMPLEFORTH ABBEY FY2025£22.2m£200,000 - £220,000—unclear—no doubt
THE ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£2.2m——above—no doubt
ST MARY'S COLLEGE CROSBY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£11.5m——unclear—no doubt
ST OLAVE'S SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£3.4m£70,001 - £80,000—unclear—no doubt

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