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BRUTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

Registered charity 1085577 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£243k
Latest spending
£841k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the school closed in July 2022 and the nursery closed in July 2025, resulting in a deficit of £841k for the year ended 30 June 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves reduced to £577k, and the charity remains a going concern only due to the financial support of its parent company, King’s School Bruton, which has cleared school creditors and provided loans.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The charity, Bruton School for Girls, remains a going concern, with the support of King’s School Bruton as the sole member of BSG to enable a positive cash position to be maintained, while the school creditors are cleared.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 20
“During the year the school incurred costs of £42,699 (2024: £152,681) which were paid by the parent company King’s School Bruton. At the year-end £1,382,223 (2024: £1,339,524) was outstanding and is included within amounts owed to group undertakings.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2022)

Total income
£3.9m
Total spending
£5.7m
Cost of raising funds
£229k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
106

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£243k£841k
30/06/2024£474k£1.1m
30/06/2023£350k£1.1m
30/06/2022£3.9m£5.7m
31/08/2021£3.3m£3.7m

Common questions

Is BRUTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS financially healthy?

The accounts state that the school closed in July 2022 and the nursery closed in July 2025, resulting in a deficit of £841k for the year ended 30 June 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves reduced to £577k, and the charity remains a going concern only due to the financial support of its parent company, King’s School Bruton, which has cleared school creditors and provided loans. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

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