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SCEPTRE EDUCATION

Registered charity 1071852 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHILTERN EDUCATION TRUST, SCEPTRE

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Latest income
£3.3m
Latest spending
£3.5m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £199,960 for the year ended 31 December 2025, while the group reported a net deficit of £213,323. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,780,680, which the trustees consider sufficient to mitigate short to medium-term risks and maintain adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ unrestricted expenditure (held: £5.8m)
“The charity’s policy is to maintain minimum free reserves at a level which equates to six months’ unrestricted expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Pinnacle (EU) Limited
“The trading activities of the charity’s trading subsidiary Pinnacle (EU) Limited (Company no 06652678), which operates a chain of convenience stores, are undertaken by volunteers.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by mca Banbury Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£3.3m
Total spending
£3.5m
Cost of raising funds
£3.0m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 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: Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£3.3m£3.5m
31/12/2024£4.4m£3.9m
31/12/2023£6.8m£3.5m
31/12/2022£4.2m£3.2m
31/12/2021£3.0m£3.0m

Common questions

Is SCEPTRE EDUCATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £199,960 for the year ended 31 December 2025, while the group reported a net deficit of £213,323. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,780,680, which the trustees consider sufficient to mitigate short to medium-term risks and maintain adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by mca Banbury Ltd.