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OAKHAM SCHOOL

Registered charity 1131425 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity principally provides education in Oakham to boys and girls from the ages of 10 to 18. Many of these pupils come from the immediate vicinity of the county of Rutland, and others come from elsewhere in the UK, as well as overseas. The School's facilities are put to good educational use during holiday periods, with activities including language schools, sporting events and other courses.

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Latest income
£31.7m
Latest spending
£32.1m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the School reported a net expense from operations of £417,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a shift from the previous year's net income. The Trustees confirm that cash reserves are adequate to meet obligations and that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate.

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: £27.5m; policy: sufficient reserves by means of annual operating surpluses)
“there are currently no free reserves (defined as net assets less tangible fixed assets) as designated funds in the School (2024: £nil). However, the Trustees are satisfied that external finance facilities provide an additional and adequate safety net if it should be required.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £823k
“Defined benefit pension scheme liability 21 (823)” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Oakham School Enterprises Limited
“The School has a wholly owned non-charitable subsidiary company, Oakham School Enterprises Limited (OSEL), which actively traded throughout the year.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Corporate structure

OAKHAM SCHOOL ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £745k
  • Profit before tax: £-64k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £104k
  • Amounts owed to parent company: £509,815 (2025) / £726,574 (2024)
“A Gift Aid payment was made in 2025 in respect of OSEL profit for the 2023-24 year of £103,970 (2024: £159,138).”

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.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £1.2m. 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
£31.7m
Total spending
£32.1m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£27.5m
Employees
578

Reported reserves equal ~10.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 3.6% 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: Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£31.7m£32.1m
31/08/2024£33.5m£32.1m
31/08/2023£33.7m£31.8m
31/08/2022£30.8m£28.9m
31/08/2021£26.6m£26.6m

Common questions

Is OAKHAM SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the School reported a net expense from operations of £417,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a shift from the previous year's net income. The Trustees confirm that cash reserves are adequate to meet obligations and that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Who funds OAKHAM SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OAKHAM SCHOOL as a grant recipient include THE ELIZABETHAN TRUST, THOMAS HARLEY'S ESTATE CHARITY.

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 ELIZABETHAN TRUSTFY2024£228kmeans-tested bursaries
THE ELIZABETHAN TRUSTFY2025£225kmeans-tested bursaries
THE ELIZABETHAN TRUSTFY2023£220kmeans-tested bursaries
THE ELIZABETHAN TRUSTFY2022£211kmeans-tested bursaries
THOMAS HARLEY'S ESTATE CHARITYFY2025£553