WISDOM SCHOOL

Registered charity 1142914 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To establish and maintain institutions as nurseries, weekend schools, primary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities to promote the advancement of education of pupils at their schools and in out-of-school environments.

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING PURPOSESA) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;B) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR SERVICES OR FACILITIES;C) THE PROVISION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHERS LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2. TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN SUCH INSTITUTIONS AS NURSERIES, WEEKEND SCHOOLS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PUPILS AT THEIR SCHOOLS AND IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS;3. TO ESTABLISH SCHOOLS IN ORDER TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN EDUCATION AND TO EMPHASIZE IMPORTANCE AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF TECHNOLOGY, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE EDUCATION, MUSIC, SPORTS, HUMANITIES AND ARTS AMONG STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND GENERAL PUBLIC.4. TO ORGANIZE SUCH COURSES AND EVENTS AS THOSE WHICH WILL ASSIST THE DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP CAPACITY AND SKILLS THAT WILL HELP THEM PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOCIETY BY IDENTIFYING, AND HELPING MEET THEIR NEEDS;5. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ENGLAND BY ENCOURAGING THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF RACE, RELIGION, DISABILITY OR ETHNIC ORIGIN BY RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE BACKGROUND, QUALITIES AND NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN AND ORGANISATIONS AND GROUPS OPERATING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND BY PROMOTING ATTITUDES, CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY.

Area of benefit: THROUGHOUT LONDONESSEXHERTFORDSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£4.0m
Latest spending
£3.9m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £111,196 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £2,391,213. The trustees maintain that the school has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, supported by a healthy financial position and strong regulatory inspection outcomes.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: level to ensure that the day-to-day working capital requirements of the school are met (held: £2.4m)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level to ensure that the day-to-day working capital requirements of the school are met.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£4.0m
Total spending
£3.9m
Reserves (reported)
£50k
Employees
63

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex · Hertfordshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£4.0m£3.9m
31/08/2024£3.6m£3.5m
31/08/2023£3.6m£3.4m
31/08/2022£3.1m£3.0m
31/08/2021£2.6m£2.3m

Common questions

Is WISDOM SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £111,196 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £2,391,213. The trustees maintain that the school has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, supported by a healthy financial position and strong regulatory inspection outcomes. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by KPSR LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RICHMOND HOUSE SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WISDOM SCHOOL£4.0m——unclear—no doubt
RICHMOND HOUSE SCHOOL FY2025£2.7m——unclear—no doubt
WISHFORD FOUNDATION FY2025£243k—0unclear—no doubt
WISDOM HOSPICE SUPPORT FY2025£672k—0above—no doubt
ERMINE EDUCATION TRUST FY2024£3.1m—0unclear—no doubt
ST EDWARD'S SCHOOL FY2025£41.1m£210,000 - £220,000—unclear—no doubt

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