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BROMSGROVE SCHOOL

Registered charity 1098740 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity advances education and training by the provision and conduct in or near Worcestershire of any day or boarding school or schools for boys and girls.

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Latest income
£45.5m
Latest spending
£43.2m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income before investment losses of £2,356,179, a decrease from the prior year, driven by a reduction in net fees following the imposition of VAT. Despite these pressures, the charity maintains strong liquidity with £22m in liquid assets and a cash balance of £15.3m, supported by robust trading income and investment performance.

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: £1.9m; policy: three to six months' worth of expenditure)
“The Governors’ policy is to focus on the level of liquid assets that support the unrestricted reserves. To mitigate against future risks, the Governors believe that the School should hold sufficient liquid assets to cover three to six months’ worth of expenditure (£10.2m - £20.4m).” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity charged £172,726 to the subsidiary for use of school facilities and administrative support.
“The charity charged £172,726 (2024: £182,132) to the subsidiary for use of school facilities and administrative support” — page 39
“The subsidiary donated £521.022 (2024: £435,239) to the parent charity under gift aid.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The subsidiary donated £521,022 to the parent charity under gift aid.
“The charity charged £172,726 (2024: £182,132) to the subsidiary for use of school facilities and administrative support” — page 39
“The subsidiary donated £521.022 (2024: £435,239) to the parent charity under gift aid.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: At year end, the subsidiary owed the charity £1,016,751.
“The charity charged £172,726 (2024: £182,132) to the subsidiary for use of school facilities and administrative support” — page 39
“The subsidiary donated £521.022 (2024: £435,239) to the parent charity under gift aid.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Bromsgrove School Enterprises Limited
“The School holds 100% of the share capital of Bromsgrove School Enterprises Limited, whose principal activities are commercial lettings, operating a school shop and administering the School’s international activities.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

BROMSGROVE SCHOOL ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £1.7m
  • Profit before tax: £476k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £521k
  • Amounts owed to group undertakings: £1,016,751
“Donation of profits to Bromsgrove School under Gift Aid”

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.

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)

21 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (20 freehold); recorded price paid £2.9m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (9,849 followers) · instagram (9,946 followers)

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

Total income
£45.5m
Total spending
£43.2m
Cost of raising funds
£3.0m
Reserves (reported)
£79.0m
Employees
674

Reported reserves equal ~21.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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: 6.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: China · Thailand · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£45.5m£43.2m
31/08/2024£47.7m£44.0m
31/08/2023£44.0m£40.8m
31/08/2022£41.2m£37.8m
31/08/2021£37.5m£34.1m

Common questions

Is BROMSGROVE SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income before investment losses of £2,356,179, a decrease from the prior year, driven by a reduction in net fees following the imposition of VAT. Despite these pressures, the charity maintains strong liquidity with £22m in liquid assets and a cash balance of £15.3m, supported by robust trading income and investment performance. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Who funds BROMSGROVE SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BROMSGROVE SCHOOL as a grant recipient include BROMSGROVE SCHOOL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BROMSGROVE SCHOOL FOUNDATIONFY2022£124ktowards the funding of bursaries

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
THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST1£2.2m
The Merchant Taylors' Foundation1£58k
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITY1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BROMSGROVE SCHOOL FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BROMSGROVE SCHOOL£45.5m——below—no doubt
BROMSGROVE SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£189k—0unclear—no doubt
CHAFYN GROVE SCHOOL FY2024£3.5m£90,000 - £100,000—unclear—not going concern
HAMPTON SCHOOL FY2025£35.7m——below—no doubt
BRENTWOOD SCHOOL CIO FY2025£43.8m——above—no doubt
WOLVERHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£11.6m——unclear—no doubt

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