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THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOLS CROSBY

Registered charity 1125485 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Merchant Taylors' Schools Crosby provide education to boys and girls from the ages 4-18, in two Senior Schools, two Junior Schools and a Mixed Infant School. With the exception of pupils aged 4-7 and a small amount of teaching in the sixth form, the Schools provide a single sex education. There is however a wide range of extra-curricular activities in which both boys and girls can participate.

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Latest income
£14.7m
Latest spending
£16.1m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £1,604,881 for the year, driven by a transition year budget and investment losses. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves are limited at £15,537,963 because the majority of unrestricted funds are tied up in fixed assets, though the charity maintains a positive cash flow and sufficient financing for working capital.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £15.5m; policy: to reinvest in developing buildings, facilities and resources, whilst also ensuring that cashflow overall remains positive)
“Unrestricted funds totaling £15,554k (2024: £16,703k) are tied up largely in fixed assets and there are therefore limited free reserves as disclosed per note 17, with the policy being to reinvest in developing buildings, facilities and resources, whilst also ensuring that cashflow overall remains positive.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Merchant Taylors’ Schools Crosby Services Limited
“A wholly owned trading subsidiary, Merchant Taylors’ Schools Crosby Services Limited, promotes commercial activities which use the School’s assets to generate income.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (10 freehold); recorded price paid £89k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£14.7m
Total spending
£16.1m
Cost of raising funds
£111k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
240

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 (93% 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: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£14.7m£16.1m
31/08/2024£15.9m£16.4m
31/08/2023£16.7m£16.4m
31/08/2022£15.8m£16.1m
31/08/2021£15.0m£14.7m

Common questions

Is THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOLS CROSBY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £1,604,881 for the year, driven by a transition year budget and investment losses. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves are limited at £15,537,963 because the majority of unrestricted funds are tied up in fixed assets, though the charity maintains a positive cash flow and sufficient financing for working capital. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe UK LLP.

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
MERCHANT TAYLORS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST1£450k
THE DORIS GREGORY TRUST1£386k
THE CROSS TRUST1£110k
GOD MY SILENT PARTNER FOUNDATION1£79k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£50k
SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£21k
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE ALAN BRENTNALL CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MERCHANT TAYLORS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOLS CROSBY£14.7m——below—no doubt
MERCHANT TAYLORS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£336k—0below—no doubt
NEWCASTLE SCHOOL FOR BOYS FY2025£5.7m——below—material uncertainty
ST MARY'S COLLEGE CROSBY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£11.5m——unclear—no doubt
MERCHANT TAYLORS SCHOOL FY2025£31.8m——unclear80.0%no doubt
Forest School, London FY2025£39.0m£300,001 - £310,000—above—no doubt

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