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DOLPHIN SCHOOL TRUST

Registered charity 1145113 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal objective and activity of the trust in the year under review was that of the advancement of education in theUnited Kingdom and elsewhere with a view to providing a sound Christian and moral basis for all pupils

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Latest income
£2.2m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year with unrestricted funds of £758,269 and a cash balance of £397,950. However, the Trustees report a free-reserves deficit of £382,408, noting that free reserves are below the level they consider desirable. The charity experienced a net expenditure of £35,503 for the year, primarily due to a challenging recruitment market and high inflation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: School fees (91% of income)
“The principal source of income is from school fees.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient to meet the charity’s working-capital requirements and to provide resilience against an unexpected reduction in fee income or increase in expenditure (held: £758k)
“The Trustees’ policy is to maintain unrestricted free reserves at a level sufficient to meet the charity’s working-capital requirements and to provide resilience against an unexpected reduction in fee income or increase in expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by KWSR & Co Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 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
£2.2m
Total spending
£2.3m
Reserves (reported)
£758k
Employees
31

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£2.2m£2.3m
31/08/2024£1.9m£2.2m
31/08/2023£1.6m£2.0m
31/08/2022£1.6m£1.9m
31/08/2021£2.3m£2.1m

Common questions

Is DOLPHIN SCHOOL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year with unrestricted funds of £758,269 and a cash balance of £397,950. However, the Trustees report a free-reserves deficit of £382,408, noting that free reserves are below the level they consider desirable. The charity experienced a net expenditure of £35,503 for the year, primarily due to a challenging recruitment market and high inflation. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by KWSR & Co Limited.

Who funds DOLPHIN SCHOOL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DOLPHIN SCHOOL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE CHARIS TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CHARIS TRUSTFY2024£25kCommon nurturing children ages 2-11, grounded in Christian values
THE CHARIS TRUSTFY2022£25kCommon nurturing children ages 2-11, grounded in Christian values
THE CHARIS TRUSTFY2023£4kCommon nurturing children ages 2-11, grounded in Christian values
THE CHARIS TRUSTFY2025£252Common nurturing children ages 2-11, grounded in Christian values

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
The A and J Charitable Trust1£155k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST1£100k
THE EDWARD & CATHERINE WRAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k
DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALE1£22k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DOLPHIN SCHOOL TRUST£2.2m——unclear—no doubt
ST. NICHOLAS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£115k—0below—no doubt
PACT EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2024£7.1m——unclear—no doubt
DRAGON SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£25.5m——unclear—no doubt
KINGSWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.3m——unclear—no doubt
PARADISE RIDA SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt

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