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OUR LADY OF SION SCHOOL, WORTHING

Registered charity 1121398 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£4.0m
Latest spending
£4.5m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £37,859 for the year ended 31 August 2023, with total incoming resources of £4,270,205 and total expenditure of £4,295,216. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £2,835,257, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of six months' expenditure. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months expenditure (held: £2.8m)
“The Governors have set a reserve policy of ensuring that the School has the equivalent of a minimum of six months expenditure held in reserves.”
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Alliotts LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£4.0m
Total spending
£4.5m
Cost of raising funds
£37k
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
85

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£4.0m£4.5m
31/08/2024£4.3m£4.7m
31/08/2023£4.3m£4.3m
31/08/2022£4.2m£4.0m
31/08/2021£3.9m£3.7m

Common questions

Is OUR LADY OF SION SCHOOL, WORTHING financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £37,859 for the year ended 31 August 2023, with total incoming resources of £4,270,205 and total expenditure of £4,295,216. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £2,835,257, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of six months' expenditure. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Alliotts LLP.