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WORTH SCHOOL

Registered charity 1093914 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The activities of the Charity are to educate pupils within the Benedictine Tradition and to support the work of Worth Abbey (charity number 1093913).

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Latest income
£25.0m
Latest spending
£29.2m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a core surplus of £1,383,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, following a significant transfer of £3,282,000 to its parent charity, Worth Abbey. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were reduced to £200,704 as the charity adopted a new policy to maintain no unrestricted reserves other than designated funds, relying on the Abbey to support future capital needs. The trustees confirmed the charity remains a going concern, citing robust financial management and sufficient cash flow forecasts to meet obligations over the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £201k; policy: no unrestricted reserves other than parent and alumni funds)
“As a result of this as at the 31 August 2025 the School had unrestricted reserves of £200,704.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transfer to Worth Abbey
“It also made a transfer to Worth Abbey of £5,355,635.”
“Worth School leased land and buildings from Worth Abbey for £1,077,633” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Lease from Worth Abbey
“It also made a transfer to Worth Abbey of £5,355,635.”
“Worth School leased land and buildings from Worth Abbey for £1,077,633” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Goods/services from Worth Abbey
“It also made a transfer to Worth Abbey of £5,355,635.”
“Worth School leased land and buildings from Worth Abbey for £1,077,633” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan to Worth Abbey
“It also made a transfer to Worth Abbey of £5,355,635.”
“Worth School leased land and buildings from Worth Abbey for £1,077,633” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

WORTH SCHOOL LETTINGS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £751k
  • 88855

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.

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

Total income
£24.9m
Total spending
£29.2m
Cost of raising funds
£585k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
318

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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: 2.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£25.0m£29.2m
31/08/2024£21.9m£20.9m
31/08/2023£20.5m£19.3m
31/08/2022£19.0m£18.0m
31/08/2021£14.9m£14.3m

Common questions

Is WORTH SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a core surplus of £1,383,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, following a significant transfer of £3,282,000 to its parent charity, Worth Abbey. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were reduced to £200,704 as the charity adopted a new policy to maintain no unrestricted reserves other than designated funds, relying on the Abbey to support future capital needs. The trustees confirmed the charity remains a going concern, citing robust financial management and sufficient cash flow forecasts to meet obligations over the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
LOCAL TRUST1£122k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST1£69k
PRISM THE GIFT FUND1£50k
FARNHAM LIONS CLUB (CIO)1£19k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY1£15k
THE SHELDON TRUST1£12k
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST1£10k
BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WORTH ABBEY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WORTH SCHOOL£25.0m——below—no doubt
WORTH ABBEY FY2025£27.1m£180,001 - £190,000—below—no doubt
THE WORTH FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£653k—0above—no doubt
OUR LADY OF SION SCHOOL, WORTHING FY2025£4.0m——below—no doubt
LANCING COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT WORTHING LIMITED FY2025£2.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEY SCHOOL, READING FY2025£20.3m£160,001 - £170,000—above—no doubt

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