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ST MARY'S COLLEGE CROSBY TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1110311 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. MARY'S COLLEGE CROSBY

The Charity provides educational facilities and training for boys and girls from birth to 18 years of age. In accordance with its status as a Blessed Edmund Rice School the Trustees offer scholarships and bursaries to children whose families would not otherwise be able to afford an education that provides a balanced and integrated development of the true potentials of the whole person.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£11.5m
Latest spending
£11.3m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £204,706 for the year, bringing total net assets to £5,286,334. However, the balance sheet shows a net current liability position of £244,360 due to significant planned capital investments that reduced cash balances. The trustees remain confident in the charity's status as a going concern, supported by an investment portfolio of £1,658,025 that can be easily liquidated if required.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £660,000 (held: £562k)
“The trustees have established a policy to reserve designated contingency funds of £660,000 (2024: £660,000) which they have calculated to be adequate to cover all outstanding contractual obligations including pupil deposits, composite fees and employment liabilities.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Scholarships to trustees' children
“Seven trustees with a total of ten children attending the College in 2024–25 received academic and/or subject-based scholarships, to the combined value of £43,131 (2024: Three trustees, six children, £23,635). Each child’s scholarship was independently assessed under the College’s normal entrance criteria, irrespective of the parents’ trustee status, and all scholarships were awarded prior to the individuals becoming Trustees.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by DSG Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St. Mary's College Crosby (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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
£11.5m
Total spending
£11.3m
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reserves (reported)
£562k
Employees
191

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 (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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Knowsley · Lancashire · Liverpool City · Manchester City · Sefton · St Helens · Wigan · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£11.5m£11.3m
31/08/2024£11.1m£10.7m
31/08/2023£10.0m£9.8m
31/08/2022£8.9m£8.3m
31/08/2021£7.7m£7.4m

Common questions

Is ST MARY'S COLLEGE CROSBY TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £204,706 for the year, bringing total net assets to £5,286,334. However, the balance sheet shows a net current liability position of £244,360 due to significant planned capital investments that reduced cash balances. The trustees remain confident in the charity's status as a going concern, supported by an investment portfolio of £1,658,025 that can be easily liquidated if required. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by DSG Audit.

Who funds ST MARY'S COLLEGE CROSBY TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST MARY'S COLLEGE CROSBY TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£18k
SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k

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 STONYHURST FOUNDATION1£4.4m
SISTERS OF CHARITY OF ST PAUL THE APOSTLE1£330k
MATER ECCLESIAE CIO1£190k
THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION1£35k
THE JOHN SLATER FOUNDATION1£26k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARY'S EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST MARY'S COLLEGE CROSBY TRUST LIMITED£11.5m——unclear—no doubt
ST MARY'S EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£214k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS TRUST FY2025£9.8m——unclear—no doubt
BELMONT-BIRKLANDS SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.1m—0below—noted
STONYHURST FY2025£25.5m——above—no doubt
ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE BROTHERS OF CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION FY2025£3.6m—0above—no doubt

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