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THE HENRIETTA BARNETT SCHOOL TRUST

Registered charity 1071460 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision and maintenance of 'The Henrietta Barnett School' as a school supported by public funds in the London Borough of Barnet or such location as may be agreed in writing by the London Borough of Barnet.

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Latest income
£299k
Latest spending
£752k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust held unrestricted funds of £1,160,632 at the year end, which is above its stated reserves policy target of £300,000 to £1,000,000. The Trust reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% of income)
“During the year, the Trust received voluntary income of £222,704 (2023: £216,604), and investment income of £31,980 (2023: £13,532).”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between £300,000 and £1,000,000 (held: £1.2m)
“The Trust aims to hold between £300,000 and £1,000,000 in free reserves in order to enable it to meet unplanned expenditures.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2021)

Total income
£587k
Total spending
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£942k
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (57% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£299k£752k
31/08/2024£255k£488k
31/08/2023£230k£10k
31/08/2022£221k£12k
31/08/2021£587k£2k

Common questions

Is THE HENRIETTA BARNETT SCHOOL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust held unrestricted funds of £1,160,632 at the year end, which is above its stated reserves policy target of £300,000 to £1,000,000. The Trust reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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
FRANCIS BANCROFT'S TRUST1£650k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND1£220k
THE MAYOR OF LONDON'S FUND FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS1£71k
The Merchant Taylors' Foundation1£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HELEN'S, WHEATHAMPSTEAD AND ST PETER'S, GUSTARD WOOD1£5k
THE YOUNG BARNET FOUNDATION1£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BARNET EDUCATION ARTS TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HENRIETTA BARNETT SCHOOL TRUST£299k—0unclear—no doubt
BARNET EDUCATION ARTS TRUST FY2025£2.0m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
BIRKENHEAD SCHOOL FOUNDATION TRUST FY2025£367k—0unclear—no doubt
THE OLD SCHOOL HENSTEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£515k—0unclear—no doubt
BARNET U3A FY2025£135k—0above—no doubt
BANCROFT'S SCHOOL FY2025£26.3m£260,001 - £270,000—unclear—no doubt

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