FARLEIGH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1157842 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FARLEIGH HOUSE TRUSTEE LIMITED

The objects of Farleigh School Trust Ltd are:- the advancement of Roman Catholic education at Farleigh School- the furtherance of religion and education in accordance with the doctrines of the Roman Catholic faith- the advancement of educationThe charity fulfils its objects by running a co-educational preparatory and pre-preparatory school for circa 450 pupils in Hampshire

Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED (THE "OBJECTS") ARE RESTRICTED TO:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF ROMAN CATHOLIC EDUCATION AT FARLEIGH SCHOOL;2. THE FURTHERANCE OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH; AND3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;IN EACH CASE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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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Registered contact address: Test Valley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£11.7m
Latest spending
£11.2m
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £452,679 for the year, with total income of £11,655,353 and expenditure of £11,202,674. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,191,785, which is just below the stated policy target of £1.25m. The charity confirmed it is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £170,001 - £180,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £130k)
“Between £170,001 and £180,000” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governor's spouse employment
“The wife of S Henderson works in the Music department and is paid a salary under normal terms in accordance with the Farleigh School pay-scale. S Henderson is a governor of the School.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £16.1m
“This valuation showed assets of £514.9m, liabilities of £531.0m and a deficit of £16.1m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 6 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 6 (£60,001–£70,000: 3; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£11.7m
Total spending
£11.2m
Cost of raising funds
£156k
Reserves (reported)
£16.9m
Employees
182

Reported reserves equal ~18.1 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 (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: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£11.7m£11.2m
31/07/2024£11.6m£11.4m
31/07/2023£10.8m£10.7m
31/07/2022£9.9m£9.5m
31/07/2021£9.1m£8.7m

Common questions

Is FARLEIGH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £452,679 for the year, with total income of £11,655,353 and expenditure of £11,202,674. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,191,785, which is just below the stated policy target of £1.25m. The charity confirmed it is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of FARLEIGH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £170,001 - £180,000 band.

Who funds FARLEIGH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FARLEIGH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include COLONEL W H WHITBREAD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
COLONEL W H WHITBREAD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10kGrants, Promotion of education

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FARLEIGH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED£11.7m£170,001 - £180,000—unclear—no doubt
LALEHAM LEA SCHOOL FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
ST CHRISTOPHER'S SCHOOL (HAMPSTEAD) LIMITED FY2025£5.5m£120,001 - £130,000—unclear—no doubt
FERNLEA COMMUNITY PRE SCHOOL FY2025£347k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARY'S SCHOOL, HAMPSTEAD FY2025£4.5m——unclear—no doubt
FLEET AND CROOKHAM CHURCHES TOGETHER IN SCHOOLS FY2026£64k——above—no doubt

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