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ST COLUMBA'S COLLEGE AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Registered charity 1088480 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£16.9m
Latest spending
£15.8m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £1,045,927 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted reserves amounting to £14,281,975. The governors report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to meet the College’s normal working capital requirements, as well as current and future bursary and capital expenditure obligations and plans (held: £3.1m)
“The Reserves Policy is to maintain financial resources sufficient to meet the College’s normal working capital requirements, as well as current and future bursary and capital expenditure obligations and plans.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£16.9m
Total spending
£15.8m
Cost of raising funds
£40k
Reserves (reported)
£14.5m
Employees
185

Reported reserves equal ~11.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£16.9m£15.8m
31/08/2024£15.5m£15.5m
31/08/2023£13.9m£13.9m
31/08/2022£11.9m£11.8m
31/08/2021£11.3m£10.8m

Common questions

Is ST COLUMBA'S COLLEGE AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £1,045,927 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted reserves amounting to £14,281,975. The governors report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds ST COLUMBA'S COLLEGE AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST COLUMBA'S COLLEGE AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL as a grant recipient include BROTHERS OF THE SACRED HEART.

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
BROTHERS OF THE SACRED HEARTFY2023£44k
BROTHERS OF THE SACRED HEARTFY2022£44k
BROTHERS OF THE SACRED HEARTFY2024£40k