ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1076564 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S.M.S.A.

raising funds for St Michaels School Highgate

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL N6 (HIGHGATE) - OR ANY OTHER NAME IT MAY BE KNOWN BY IN THE FUTURE (THE "SCHOOL"), BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL (NOT FORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY)

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Haringey, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£50k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £17,073 for the year, increasing its unrestricted funds to £73,004. The trustees report that they aim to minimize the unrestricted fund balance to ensure money raised benefits the school as early as possible. The charity is considered a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fundraising events (92% of income)
“Fundraising events 46,303” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 42.5% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“With costs of generating income of £19,650(2024 - £23,278), Fundraising activities generated £46,303(2024 - £46,187) of the total income.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The Charity holds a single unrestricted fund and the trustees aim to minimise the balance at all times in order that the school benefits from money raised at the earliest opportunity.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Volunteers: 40

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Volunteers: 25

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/07/2023 (received 05/06/2024, 5 days after the 31/05/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£50k£33k
31/07/2024£59k£65k
31/07/2023£45k£41k
31/07/2022£75k£33k
31/07/2021£9k£144

Common questions

Is ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £17,073 for the year, increasing its unrestricted funds to £73,004. The trustees report that they aim to minimize the unrestricted fund balance to ensure money raised benefits the school as early as possible. The charity is considered a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HIGHGATE ST MICHAEL'S NATIONAL SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL ASSOCIATION£50k—0below42.5%no doubt
HIGHGATE ST MICHAEL'S NATIONAL SCHOOL FY2025£153k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MICHAELS PREP SCHOOL PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
St Michael's Community Centre FY2025£80k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL HIGHGATE FY2024£405k—0above—no doubt
ST MICHAELS SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION FY2025£51k—0unclear—no doubt

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