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ST RONAN'S SCHOOL (HAWKHURST)

Registered charity 1066420 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SAINT RONAN'S SCHOOL

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Latest income
£8.0m
Latest spending
£8.6m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the School reported a deficit of £586,062 for the year ended 31 July 2025, primarily due to redundancy costs, VAT absorption, and rising employer National Insurance contributions. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased to £3,170,099, and the School holds an overdraft facility alongside cash reserves to manage short-term liquidity fluctuations.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a cash reserve to ensure that there are sufficient liquid funds available to meet any shortfall arising from short term fluctuations in its income and expenditure operating models (held: £3.2m)
“The Governors have set a policy of accumulating a cash reserve to ensure that there are sufficient liquid funds available to meet any shortfall arising from short term fluctuations in its income and expenditure operating models and to give sufficient time to take the necessary corrective action.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Governors have set a policy of accumulating a cash reserve to ensure that there are sufficient liquid funds available to meet any shortfall arising from short term fluctuations in its income and expenditure operating models and to give sufficient time to take the necessary corrective action. Meanwhile an overdraft facility continues to be in place.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£8.0m
Total spending
£8.6m
Cost of raising funds
£27k
Reserves (reported)
£3.2m
Employees
119

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£8.0m£8.6m
31/07/2024£8.3m£8.2m
31/07/2023£7.7m£7.7m
31/07/2022£7.2m£7.6m
31/07/2021£7.1m£6.9m

Common questions

Is ST RONAN'S SCHOOL (HAWKHURST) financially healthy?

The accounts state that the School reported a deficit of £586,062 for the year ended 31 July 2025, primarily due to redundancy costs, VAT absorption, and rising employer National Insurance contributions. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased to £3,170,099, and the School holds an overdraft facility alongside cash reserves to manage short-term liquidity fluctuations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.