ST CATHERINE'S SCHOOL BRAMLEY

Registered charity 1070858 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. CATHERINE'S SCHOOL, BRAMLEY

St Catherine's inspires pupils to use their abilities in a happy environment where academic excellence is combined with development of the individual's personality. We develop pupils' skills of leadership whilst enhancing respect for others. Girls should leave as confident, independent thinkers and learners, ready to seize opportunities, make decisions, take risks and equipped to face the world.

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Latest income

£20.6m

Latest spending

£20.5m

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net income for the year was £52k, a significant decrease from the previous year's £803k, driven by the introduction of VAT on fees and the removal of business rates relief. The charity reports no free reserves because unrestricted funds are invested in land and buildings, though it maintains a substantial property portfolio and liquid resources to support operations. The trustees confirm the school is a going concern with adequate resources to continue for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £240,001 - £250,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £130k)

“£240,001 - £250,000 1” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“There are no free reserves as the unrestricted funds have been invested in land and buildings.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Related party transaction with partner of key management personnel

“During the year the School incurred total costs of £8k (2024: £8k) with related parties. A partner of a member of the key management personnel charged £8k (2024: £8k) for organising chess activities including the purchase of equipment.” — page 34

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: St. Catherine's Enterprises Limited

“The Charity has a wholly owned subsidiary, St. Catherine's Enterprises Limited, and this is used for the trading of the School Shop and lettings.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Trading subsidiary: ST. CATHERINE'S ENTERPRISES LIMITED Companies House 02902111
Registered company of the charity Companies House 03596520

ST. CATHERINE'S ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

Turnover: £298k
Profit before tax: £55k
Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £55k

“The company donates under Gift Aid all of its taxable profits to the charitable company.”

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Ms Emma Watson — Head (source)
Ms Sarah Stewart — Senior Deputy Head (source)
Dr Elodie Nevin — Deputy Head (Academic) (source)
Mrs Tracy Evans — Deputy Head (Culture, Community & Boarding) (source)
Mrs Chloe Stoneham — Chief Operating Officer (source)
Miss Naomi Bartholomew — Prep Head (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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.

GRIFFITHS, Wendy Jane — director, appointed 22/10/2025on trustee list
COOPER, Susan Rebecca, Dr — director, appointed 10/10/2025on trustee list
DIXON, Bruce Harrison — director, appointed 16/10/2024on trustee list
HAWKES, Stuart David — director, appointed 29/09/2023on trustee list
DAVIES, Richard Paul, Bishop — director, appointed 29/09/2023on trustee list
POVEY, Veronica Margaret — director, appointed 20/10/2022on trustee list
NARRAWAY, Dorothy Lynn — director, appointed 20/10/2022on trustee list
HOUNSELL, Harriet Jane Kathleen — director, appointed 01/09/2021on trustee list
GOOD, Caroline Rosemary — director, appointed 07/03/2020on trustee list
BLAUTH, John Adam Peter — director, appointed 01/09/2018not on trustee list
LOWE, Matthew Peter — director, appointed 30/06/2018not on trustee list
ULYET, Denis Brian — director, appointed 24/06/2017on trustee list
PIANCA, Andrew John — director, appointed 11/03/2017on trustee list
FARRELL, Karen Belinda Maria — director, appointed 31/01/2017on trustee list
ALONZO, Albert Domingo Reloj — director, appointed 31/01/2017on trustee list
COTTER, Finbarr Edward, Professor — director, appointed 07/03/2015not on trustee list
CROUCH, Penelope Jane — director, appointed 01/12/2012not on trustee list
SHIPWAY, Susan Elizabeth — director, appointed 04/12/2004on trustee list
TIPPETT, Jonathan Charles Morley — director, appointed 15/06/2002not on trustee list
HAEFFELE, Diane Elizabeth — secretary, appointed 01/07/2017

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold); recorded price paid £805k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income

£20.6m

Total spending

£20.5m

Cost of raising funds

£254k

Reserves (reported)

£27.7m

Employees

248

Reported reserves equal ~16.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 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: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MATTHEW PETER LOWE MBEchair · trustee of 2 other charities
ALBERT DOMINGO RELOJ ALONZO
Andrew John Pianca · trustee of 1 other charity
Bruce Harrison Dixon
Caroline Good
Denis Brian Ulyet
Dorothy Lynn Narraway
Dr Susan Rebecca Cooper
Harriet Hounsell
JONATHAN CHARLES MORLEY TIPPETT FCA TEP · trustee of 3 other charities
John Peter Blauth MCMI MRAeS
Karen Farrell
PENELOPE CROUCH LLB
PROFESSOR FINBARR COTTER FRCP, PhD
STUART HAWKES
SUSAN SHIPWAY
The Right Reverend RICHARD PAUL DAVIES · trustee of 1 other charity
Veronica Margaret Povey
Wendy Jane Griffiths · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£20.6m	£20.5m
31/08/2024	£20.7m	£19.9m
31/08/2023	£19.3m	£19.1m
31/08/2022	£17.9m	£17.6m
31/08/2021	£16.6m	£15.7m

Common questions

Is ST CATHERINE'S SCHOOL BRAMLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net income for the year was £52k, a significant decrease from the previous year's £803k, driven by the introduction of VAT on fees and the removal of business rates relief. The charity reports no free reserves because unrestricted funds are invested in land and buildings, though it maintains a substantial property portfolio and liquid resources to support operations. The trustees confirm the school is a going concern with adequate resources to continue for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ST CATHERINE'S SCHOOL BRAMLEY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £240,001 - £250,000 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BROMSGROVE SCHOOL FOUNDATION	1	£124k
THE WIGHT AID FOUNDATION	1	£0

Charities like this

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

CATERHAM SCHOOL income £48.8m
ST CATHERINE'S SCHOOL, TWICKENHAM income £7.5m
ST CATHERINE'S BRITISH SCHOOL income £17.2m
DAME CATHERINE HARPUR'S SCHOOL LIMITED income £320k
ST MARY'S SCHOOL, HAMPSTEAD income £4.5m
BROMSGROVE SCHOOL income £45.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST CATHERINE'S SCHOOL BRAMLEY	£20.6m	£240,001 - £250,000	—	below	—	no doubt
CATERHAM SCHOOL FY2025	£48.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST CATHERINE'S SCHOOL, TWICKENHAM FY2025	£7.5m	£150,001 - £180,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST CATHERINE'S BRITISH SCHOOL FY2025	£17.2m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
DAME CATHERINE HARPUR'S SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£320k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S SCHOOL, HAMPSTEAD FY2025	£4.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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