STONYHURST

Registered charity 1127929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STONEYHURST

The activities of the charity are to;A - Advance the Roman Catholic Religion andB - Advance EducationBy the conduct of one or more Roman Catholic schools in the charism of the Society of Jesus and by ancillary religious and educational activities for the benefit of the community at large.

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Latest income
£25.5m
Latest spending
£25.3m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £3.0m for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by a trading surplus and significant unrealised gains on its investment portfolio. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a strong unrestricted balance sheet with total funds of £65.8m, supported by an investment portfolio valued at £40.5m, to ensure long-term financial sustainability and support for bursaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate provision to cover prospective operational deficits as well as ensuring appropriate funding of capital projects (held: £64.8m)
“The Governors monitor the reserves of Stonyhurst to ensure that there is adequate provision to cover prospective operational deficits as well as ensuring appropriate funding of capital projects to preserve and enhance the buildings and facilities of Stonyhurst and to deliver on its strategic aims.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan to Christian Heritage Centre
“The Christian Heritage Centre (CHC) repaid £0 (2024: £0) to Stonyhurst in the year. Interest of £62,735 (2024: £59,207) was charged on the loan. The loan balance between the CHC and Stonyhurst stood at £1,204,243 (note 10 Debtors) at year end (2024: £1,141,508).” — page 52
“Stonyhurst received £1,669,284 (2024: £1,525,997) from the Stonyhurst Foundation grants – Stonyhurst representatives on the Foundation are John Browne (College Headmaster), Fr Chris Cann (St Mary’s Hall Headmaster) and Christine Keunen (Stonyhurst Governor).” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants from Stonyhurst Foundation
“The Christian Heritage Centre (CHC) repaid £0 (2024: £0) to Stonyhurst in the year. Interest of £62,735 (2024: £59,207) was charged on the loan. The loan balance between the CHC and Stonyhurst stood at £1,204,243 (note 10 Debtors) at year end (2024: £1,141,508).” — page 52
“Stonyhurst received £1,669,284 (2024: £1,525,997) from the Stonyhurst Foundation grants – Stonyhurst representatives on the Foundation are John Browne (College Headmaster), Fr Chris Cann (St Mary’s Hall Headmaster) and Christine Keunen (Stonyhurst Governor).” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan to Trading Subsidiary
“The Christian Heritage Centre (CHC) repaid £0 (2024: £0) to Stonyhurst in the year. Interest of £62,735 (2024: £59,207) was charged on the loan. The loan balance between the CHC and Stonyhurst stood at £1,204,243 (note 10 Debtors) at year end (2024: £1,141,508).” — page 52
“Stonyhurst received £1,669,284 (2024: £1,525,997) from the Stonyhurst Foundation grants – Stonyhurst representatives on the Foundation are John Browne (College Headmaster), Fr Chris Cann (St Mary’s Hall Headmaster) and Christine Keunen (Stonyhurst Governor).” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Auditor resignation and appointment
“RSM UK Audit LLP Chartered Accountants resigned from the audit on 4 September 2025. The Governing Body appointed Moore Kingston Smith as auditors on 10 December 2025.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Stonyhurst College Developments Limited
“Stonyhurst has a wholly-owned non-charitable subsidiary, Stonyhurst College Developments Ltd (Company No. 01482392) (“SCDL”), which undertakes commercial activities that do not conflict with the educational and religious character of Stonyhurst.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Stonyhurst College (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

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

Total income
£25.5m
Total spending
£25.3m
Cost of raising funds
£2.5m
Reserves (reported)
£65.8m
Employees
425

Reported reserves equal ~31.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (70% 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: 9.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£25.5m£25.3m
31/08/2024£22.5m£24.2m
31/08/2023£22.7m£23.8m
31/08/2022£21.2m£22.1m
31/08/2021£16.4m£19.5m

Common questions

Is STONYHURST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £3.0m for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by a trading surplus and significant unrealised gains on its investment portfolio. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a strong unrestricted balance sheet with total funds of £65.8m, supported by an investment portfolio valued at £40.5m, to ensure long-term financial sustainability and support for bursaries. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds STONYHURST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STONYHURST as a grant recipient include THE STONYHURST FOUNDATION, THE JOHN SLATER FOUNDATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STONYHURST FOUNDATIONFY2025£1.5mBursaries to Stonyhurst
THE STONYHURST FOUNDATIONFY2024£1.4mBursaries to Stonyhurst
THE STONYHURST FOUNDATIONFY2023£838kbursary and fee assistance funding
THE STONYHURST FOUNDATIONFY2022£701kbursary and fee assistance funding
THE JOHN SLATER FOUNDATIONFY2024£26k

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE STONYHURST ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STONYHURST£25.5m——above—no doubt
THE STONYHURST ASSOCIATION FY2024£181k—0unclear—no doubt
SISTERS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CIO FY2025£292k—0above—no doubt
THE FOUNDATION OF ST. BENEDICT OF NURSIA FY2024£238k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARY'S COLLEGE CROSBY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£11.5m——unclear—no doubt
ST GEORGE'S WEYBRIDGE FY2025£35.5m——unclear—no doubt

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