EMMAUS SCHOOL LTD

Registered charity 1073476 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Emmaus School, in Staverton near Trowbridge in Wiltshire, is a school run on Christian principles and caters for children from 5 to 16 years of age.

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Latest income
£672k
Latest spending
£301k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made an overall surplus of £358,731 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted free reserves increasing to £367,091. The trustees report that the school has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, despite facing inflationary pressures and capital commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The principle funding sources of the charity include £272,807 from school fees (2024: £256,398) and £318,792 of restricted building fund donations (2024: £118,654).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Building endowed from custodian trustee
“During the year, a building used by the charity was endowed to the charity from a custodian trustee.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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 31/08/2025)

Total income
£672k
Total spending
£301k
Cost of raising funds
£621
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~53.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£672k£301k
31/08/2024£431k£311k
31/08/2023£383k£321k
31/08/2022£393k£293k
31/08/2021£315k£281k

Common questions

Is EMMAUS SCHOOL LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made an overall surplus of £358,731 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted free reserves increasing to £367,091. The trustees report that the school has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, despite facing inflationary pressures and capital commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EMMAUS SCHOOL LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EMMAUS SCHOOL LTD as a grant recipient include FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kGeneral
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500