OUR LADY'S ABINGDON TRUSTEES LIMITED

Registered charity 1120372 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Independent Catholic day school for boys and girls from the ages 7-19.

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Latest income

£6.2m

Latest spending

£6.8m

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £516,666 for the year ended 31 August 2023, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves to £3,331,962. The trustees report a material uncertainty regarding the school's ability to continue as a going concern due to forecast deficits and potential VAT impacts, though they maintain a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the next twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)

“In the band £100,001 - £110,000 2”

Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3.3m; policy: six month’s operating costs being £3,191,698)

“Although there is currently a shortfall in free reserves of £3,972,819, the Governors believe that the reserves should eventually be built up to meet this desired level”

Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed

“As such the Governors acknowledge that these circumstances represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt upon the School's ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 28

Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Note 25

“During the year, purchases were made from Scrypt Education Limited of £2,000 (2022: £Nil), an entity for which Fady El Turk, Chairman, is a director.” — page 44

Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2022) → material uncertainty (FY2023).

Comparing this charity’s FY2022 and FY2023 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2023)

Total income

£6.2m

Total spending

£6.8m

Cost of raising funds

£11k

Reserves (reported)

£3.3m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREA ELIZABETH FREEMAN
Dr LESLEY ANN BERGMEIER
HELEN RONALDSON
JACQUELINE WOODMAN
MATTHEW GLENDON-DOYLE
Rev JAMES MCGRATH
THIERRY LAUZE
TIMOTHY SAVORY

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	—	—
31/08/2024	—	—
31/08/2023	£6.2m	£6.8m
31/08/2022	£6.4m	£6.5m
31/08/2021	£5.6m	£5.6m

Common questions

Is OUR LADY'S ABINGDON TRUSTEES LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £516,666 for the year ended 31 August 2023, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves to £3,331,962. The trustees report a material uncertainty regarding the school's ability to continue as a going concern due to forecast deficits and potential VAT impacts, though they maintain a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the next twelve months. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of OUR LADY'S ABINGDON TRUSTEES LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2023 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£255k
FARNHAM LIONS CLUB (CIO)	1	£19k

Charities like this

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

ABINGDON SCHOOL income £34.7m
THE ABBEY SCHOOL, READING income £20.3m
OUR LADY OF SION SCHOOL, WORTHING income £4.0m
THE CHURCH IN ABINGDON DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED income £137k
ST AUBYN'S (WOODFORD GREEN) SCHOOL TRUST income £6.3m
ST CATHERINE'S SCHOOL, TWICKENHAM income £7.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OUR LADY'S ABINGDON TRUSTEES LIMITED	£6.2m	£100,001 - £110,000	—	below	—	material uncertainty
ABINGDON SCHOOL FY2025	£34.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ABBEY SCHOOL, READING FY2025	£20.3m	£160,001 - £170,000	—	above	—	no doubt
OUR LADY OF SION SCHOOL, WORTHING FY2025	£4.0m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE CHURCH IN ABINGDON DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£137k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST AUBYN'S (WOODFORD GREEN) SCHOOL TRUST FY2025	£6.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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