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HURSTPIERPOINT COLLEGE LIMITED

Registered charity 1076498 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Independent Day and Boarding School for children aged from 4 to 18

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Latest income
£40.3m
Latest spending
£35.7m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased by £4.6M to £49.5M, while total group funds rose by £4.8M to £51.1M. The charity reports a surplus of £4.8M for the year and notes that its financial viability depends on trading at a surplus and its substantial portfolio of fixed assets rather than income reserves. The trustees consider there is no need to build up free reserves given the strength of the balance sheet and stable cash flows.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient working capital to meet present needs and future development requirements without recourse to sales of tangible fixed assets (held: £49.5m)
“The aim is to budget to provide sufficient working capital to meet the present needs and future development requirements of the College without the requirement to have recourse to sales of tangible fixed assets.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to 4 related parties connected to directors employed at the college.
“remuneration totalling £167k (2024: £172k) was paid to four ((2024: 4) related parties connected to the directors who are employed at the college on standard employment terms.” — page 43
“An amount of £230k (2024: £208k) was paid during the year to the Corporation by way of a levy to meet Corporation running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Levy paid to ultimate parent The Woodard Corporation Limited.
“remuneration totalling £167k (2024: £172k) was paid to four ((2024: 4) related parties connected to the directors who are employed at the college on standard employment terms.” — page 43
“An amount of £230k (2024: £208k) was paid during the year to the Corporation by way of a levy to meet Corporation running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Contribution to Hurst Education Trust Limited.
“remuneration totalling £167k (2024: £172k) was paid to four ((2024: 4) related parties connected to the directors who are employed at the college on standard employment terms.” — page 43
“An amount of £230k (2024: £208k) was paid during the year to the Corporation by way of a levy to meet Corporation running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Scholarships awarded to children of directors.
“remuneration totalling £167k (2024: £172k) was paid to four ((2024: 4) related parties connected to the directors who are employed at the college on standard employment terms.” — page 43
“An amount of £230k (2024: £208k) was paid during the year to the Corporation by way of a levy to meet Corporation running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trading with IAPS (director serves as director there).
“remuneration totalling £167k (2024: £172k) was paid to four ((2024: 4) related parties connected to the directors who are employed at the college on standard employment terms.” — page 43
“An amount of £230k (2024: £208k) was paid during the year to the Corporation by way of a levy to meet Corporation running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Hurst Facilities Limited, Hurst Transport Limited, Hurst International Limited
“The College has three wholly-owned non-charitable subsidiaries – Hurst Facilities Limited, Hurst Transport Limited and Hurst International Limited” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith UK LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

HURST TRANSPORT LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £1.2m
  • Staff costs reimbursed by parent
HURST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • The company is dormant and entitled to exemption under section 480 of the Companies Act 2006.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold); recorded price paid £1.6m. 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
£40.3m
Total spending
£35.7m
Cost of raising funds
£2.2m
Reserves (reported)
£49.4m
Employees
447

Reported reserves equal ~16.6 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 (94% 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: 5.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£40.3m£35.7m
31/08/2024£36.5m£34.0m
31/08/2023£34.0m£30.1m
31/08/2022£29.8m£27.2m
31/08/2021£26.4m£25.6m

Common questions

Is HURSTPIERPOINT COLLEGE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased by £4.6M to £49.5M, while total group funds rose by £4.8M to £51.1M. The charity reports a surplus of £4.8M for the year and notes that its financial viability depends on trading at a surplus and its substantial portfolio of fixed assets rather than income reserves. The trustees consider there is no need to build up free reserves given the strength of the balance sheet and stable cash flows. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith UK LLP.

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
THE ROTHERWICK FOUNDATION1—
THE ROSE FOUNDATION1£10k
THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATION1£8k
THE J A R CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ARDINGLY COLLEGE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HURSTPIERPOINT COLLEGE LIMITED£40.3m——unclear—no doubt
ARDINGLY COLLEGE LIMITED FY2025£45.1m——unclear—no doubt
EASTBOURNE COLLEGE (INCORPORATED) FY2025£28.1m——unclear—no doubt
ST HUGH'S SCHOOL (CARSWELL) TRUST LIMITED FY2025£7.5m£140,001 - £150,000—unclear—no doubt
PANGBOURNE COLLEGE LIMITED FY2025£12.6m£160,001 - £170,000—unclear—no doubt
FYLING HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt

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