ST PAUL'S SCHOOL
Registered charity 1119619 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The objects of the School are to promote in Greater London the education (including social and physical training) of girls and boys and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, to conduct and maintain schools in or near to Greater London for girls and boys. The Governors pursue the objects of the School by running a boys' school.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the School's unrestricted net income for the year was a deficit of £685,000, resulting in negative free reserves of £50,272,000 after accounting for designated reserves. However, the Trustees maintain that the School remains financially sound due to a strong net current asset position of £16,012,000 and adequate cash projections, supporting the going concern basis of preparation.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Paul's School (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Sally-Anne Huang — High Master (source)
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)
4 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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (1,633 followers) · instagram (9,665 followers)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£2.7m
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 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 (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: 5.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (10/09/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (10/09/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (10/09/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ST PAUL'S SCHOOL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the School's unrestricted net income for the year was a deficit of £685,000, resulting in negative free reserves of £50,272,000 after accounting for designated reserves. However, the Trustees maintain that the School remains financially sound due to a strong net current asset position of £16,012,000 and adequate cash projections, supporting the going concern basis of preparation. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.
Who funds ST PAUL'S SCHOOL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ST PAUL'S SCHOOL as a grant recipient include GOLDMAN SACHS GIVES (UK), ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, THE MARANDI FOUNDATION, KUSUMA TRUST UK, THE HINDUJA FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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