Inaura School

Registered charity 1092152 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INAURA, INAURA THE INCLUSION CHARITY

We develop alternatives to school exclusion, promote the alternative sector, managed moves, and community-based approaches to inclusion, We run an independent special school in Somerset for children with a wide range of developmental needs using non-coercive, therapeutic approaches focusing on relationship skills.

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Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £233,381 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £369,846. The trustees report that the school remains financially viable and resilient, with reserves held in a business savings account. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one to two months of normal operating expenditure (held: £370k)
“The Trustees have determined that free reserves—defined as unrestricted funds not otherwise designated—should ideally be maintained at a level equivalent to one to two months of normal operating expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lentells (Audit) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£1.8m
Reserves (reported)
£65k
Employees
48

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£2.0m£1.8m
31/08/2024£1.9m£1.8m
31/08/2023£1.6m£1.6m
31/08/2022£1.7m£1.6m
31/08/2021£1.6m£1.6m

Common questions

Is Inaura School financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £233,381 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £369,846. The trustees report that the school remains financially viable and resilient, with reserves held in a business savings account. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lentells (Audit) Limited.

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NORTHUMBRIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Inaura School£2.0m——unclear—no doubt
THE NORTHUMBRIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD FY2025£2.9m——below—not going concern
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND NON-MAINTAINED SPECIAL SCHOOLS FY2025£465k——above—no doubt
THE ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£2.2m——above—no doubt
HEATH MOUNT SCHOOL TRUST LTD FY2025£10.1m——unclear—no doubt
THE SACRED HEARTS SISTERS 1983 CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£10.4m——above—no doubt

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