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READING BLUE COAT SCHOOL

Registered charity 1087839 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£19.4m
Latest spending
£18.1m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,348,866 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total funds increasing to £21,153,235. Per the trustees' report, the school holds gross cash of £5,121,289 and has sufficient assets to meet its known and ongoing obligations, despite having no free reserves after accounting for restricted funds, designations, and functional assets. The trustees confirmed the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate, citing adequate financial resources and contingency planning for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £200,001 - £210,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £125k)
“In the band £200,001 - £210,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“After making allowance for any restricted funds, designations, commitments (not provided for as a liability in the accounts) and the carrying amount of functional assets which the School needs to deliver its objects, there are no free reserves. At the end of the reporting period a comparison of the amount of reserves held with the Charity’s reserves policy was made.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Reading Blue Coat School (Trading) Limited
“The Company has a wholly owned subsidiary, Reading Blue Coat School (Trading) Limited.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£19.4m
Total spending
£18.1m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
226

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Reading

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£19.4m£18.1m
31/08/2024£17.7m£17.7m
31/08/2023£16.5m£16.2m
31/08/2022£15.7m£14.1m
31/08/2021£13.8m£13.0m

Common questions

Is READING BLUE COAT SCHOOL financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,348,866 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total funds increasing to £21,153,235. Per the trustees' report, the school holds gross cash of £5,121,289 and has sufficient assets to meet its known and ongoing obligations, despite having no free reserves after accounting for restricted funds, designations, and functional assets. The trustees confirmed the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate, citing adequate financial resources and contingency planning for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of READING BLUE COAT SCHOOL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £200,001 - £210,000 band.

Who funds READING BLUE COAT SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name READING BLUE COAT SCHOOL as a grant recipient include READING BLUE COAT AND ARCHBISHOP LAUD CHARITABLE TRUST, ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY (WITH THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH GEOGRAPHERS).

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
READING BLUE COAT AND ARCHBISHOP LAUD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£14k
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY (WITH THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH GEOGRAPHERS)FY2024£4k
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY (WITH THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH GEOGRAPHERS)FY2023£3k

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PALOMA FOUNDATION1£300k
THE CROSS TRUST1£50k

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