MOUNT ST MARY'S

Registered charity 1117998 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · repeated filing default (register status)

The Trust operates two co-educational independent schools: Mount St Mary's College (11 to 18 years) and Barlborough Hall School (3 to 11 years).

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Latest income
£7.6m
Latest spending
£8.3m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £511,268 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £3,528,260 to £3,174,004. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, citing continued growth in pupil numbers and fee revenue despite economic challenges.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £110,001 - £120,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“In the band £110,001 - £120,000” — page 44
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Mount Conferences Limited
“The School has a wholly owned non charitable subsidiary, Mount Conferences Ltd. It undertakes commercial activities that do not conflict with the educational and religious character of the schools.” — page 26
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hart Shaw LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income
£7.6m
Total spending
£8.3m
Reserves (reported)
£2.6m
Employees
178

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025——
31/08/2024£7.6m£8.3m
31/08/2023£7.5m£7.9m
31/08/2022£6.8m£7.8m
31/08/2021£6.2m£7.6m

Common questions

Is MOUNT ST MARY'S financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £511,268 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £3,528,260 to £3,174,004. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, citing continued growth in pupil numbers and fee revenue despite economic challenges. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Hart Shaw LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of MOUNT ST MARY'S earn?

Per its FY2023 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £110,001 - £120,000 band.

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
MATER ECCLESIAE CIO1£190k
THE MOUNT SCHOOL YORK FOUNDATION1£97k
SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£21k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MOUNT SCHOOL (YORK).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MOUNT ST MARY'S£7.6m£110,001 - £120,000—unclear—no doubt
THE MOUNT SCHOOL (YORK) FY2025£4.3m——below—no doubt
ST MARY'S EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£214k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARY'S SCHOOL CAMBRIDGE FY2025£13.3m£110,001 - £120,000—below—no doubt
ST MARY'S SCHOOL (CALNE) FY2025£18.5m——unclear—no doubt
ST MARY'S SCHOOL (COLCHESTER) LIMITED FY2025£7.0m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt

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