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ELLESMERE COLLEGE LIMITED

Registered charity 1103049 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The delivery of education to pupils ranging from 7 to 18 years of age. The school is open at other times for use by the local community, and the school has strong links with local sporting associations for the benefit of the local community.

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Latest income
£11.1m
Latest spending
£11.7m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £599,881 for the year, resulting in a deficit on free reserves of approximately £4.0m. The trustees confirm that financial viability does not depend on income reserves but on the ability to meet obligations and the substantial portfolio of fixed assets held for operational use.

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: £3.3m; policy: sufficient working capital to meet the present needs and future development requirements)
“leaving a deficit on free reserves of £4.0m (2024: £3.8m) at the year-end.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Levy paid to parent charity for running costs and staff training.
“During the year £92,310 (2024 : £82,191) was invoiced by the Woodard Corporation for a levy to meet running costs and staff training.” — page 44
“Gift Aid from Ellesmere College Ent Ltd 18,153” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift Aid received from subsidiary Ellesmere College Enterprises Ltd.
“During the year £92,310 (2024 : £82,191) was invoiced by the Woodard Corporation for a levy to meet running costs and staff training.” — page 44
“Gift Aid from Ellesmere College Ent Ltd 18,153” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift Aid received from subsidiary Ellesmere College International Ltd.
“During the year £92,310 (2024 : £82,191) was invoiced by the Woodard Corporation for a levy to meet running costs and staff training.” — page 44
“Gift Aid from Ellesmere College Ent Ltd 18,153” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Ellesmere College Enterprises Limited, Ellesmere College International Limited
“The school has 2 wholly owned non-charitable subsidiaries, Ellesmere College Enterprises Limited and Ellesmere College International Limited.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

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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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£11.1m
Total spending
£11.7m
Cost of raising funds
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£3.3m
Employees
232

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 13.1% 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: Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£11.1m£11.7m
31/08/2024£12.8m£13.0m
31/08/2023£12.2m£12.5m
31/08/2022£9.6m£10.7m
31/08/2021£9.6m£9.5m

Common questions

Is ELLESMERE COLLEGE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £599,881 for the year, resulting in a deficit on free reserves of approximately £4.0m. The trustees confirm that financial viability does not depend on income reserves but on the ability to meet obligations and the substantial portfolio of fixed assets held for operational use. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith 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
THE ROTHERWICK FOUNDATION1—
THE GROCERS' CHARITY1£27k
THE J A R CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUND1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ELLESMERE CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ELLESMERE COLLEGE LIMITED£11.1m——below—no doubt
THE ELLESMERE CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED FY2024£3.3m£80,001 - £90,000—above—no doubt
ELSTREE SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£7.4m——unclear—no doubt
THE LADY ELEANOR HOLLES SCHOOL FY2025£27.3m——unclear—no doubt
EASTBOURNE COLLEGE (INCORPORATED) FY2025£28.1m——unclear—no doubt

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