SALESIAN COLLEGE FARNBOROUGH LIMITED

Registered charity 1130166 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Salesian College, founded in 1901 by the Salesians of Don Bosco, and located in Farnborough, Hampshire, is a leading Catholic independent secondary day school for boys aged 11 to 16 with a thriving co-educational Sixth Form.

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Latest income
£10.2m
Latest spending
£9.8m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £399,018 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources of £10,168,219 against expenditure of £9,803,288. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £10,038,948, with free reserves standing at £5,161,808, which the Governors consider satisfactory against a long-term target of 6 to 8 weeks of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 to 8 weeks expenditure (held: £5.2m)
“the Governors consider the long-term target level of free reserves for the College should be approximately 6 to 8 weeks expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent charged by parent charity
“During the year the College incurred expenditure of £333,683 (2024 - £333,683) relating to rent charged by the Salesians of Don Bosco UK.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wellden Turnbull Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

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

Total income
£10.2m
Total spending
£9.8m
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£5.2m
Employees
98

Reported reserves equal ~6.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£10.2m£9.8m
31/08/2024£9.9m£9.3m
31/08/2023£9.9m£8.8m
31/08/2022£9.0m£8.1m
31/08/2021£8.2m£7.3m

Common questions

Is SALESIAN COLLEGE FARNBOROUGH LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £399,018 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources of £10,168,219 against expenditure of £9,803,288. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £10,038,948, with free reserves standing at £5,161,808, which the Governors consider satisfactory against a long-term target of 6 to 8 weeks of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wellden Turnbull Limited.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FARNBOROUGH HILL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SALESIAN COLLEGE FARNBOROUGH LIMITED£10.2m——unclear—no doubt
THE FARNBOROUGH HILL TRUST FY2025£10.2m£140,001 - £150,000—below—no doubt
FARLEIGH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£11.7m£170,001 - £180,000—unclear—no doubt
The Foundation Charity of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School FY2025£5.7m—0above—no doubt
SALESIANS OF DON BOSCO UK FY2025£13.5m——above—no doubt
FARNBOROUGH CHRISTIAN OUTREACH FY2025£151k—0unclear—no doubt

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