ALLEYN'S SCHOOL

Registered charity 1161864 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education by conducting at Dulwich a day school for boys and girls in which there shall be provided a practical, liberal and religious education, including a senior school and a junior school.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY (THE OBJECT) IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY CONDUCTING AT DULWICH A DAY SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IN WHICH THERE SHALL BE PROVIDED A PRACTICAL, LIBERAL AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, INCLUDING A SENIOR SCHOOL AND A JUNIOR SCHOOL.

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
£38.2m
Latest spending
£37.0m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total group income increased to £38.2m with a surplus before transfers of £1.0m, resulting in total net assets of £61.1m. The Governors consider the free reserves of £9.3m to be appropriate and sufficient to meet short-term obligations and longer-term commitments. The school remains in a strong financial position to support its strategic plans and capital projects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fees receivable (84% of income)
“Fees receivable 32,141” — page 57
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted income reserves to meet short-term financial obligations and rely on readily realisable investments for longer-term capital expenditure (held: £9.3m)
“The School's reserves policy is to maintain sufficient unrestricted income reserves to enable it to meet its short-term financial obligations in the event of an unexpected revenue shortfall, and to rely on the readily realisable investments of the School’s general purpose expendable endowment as adequate cover for the School's longer-term capital expenditure commitments and any longer-term financial obligations.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Dulwich Picture Gallery
“The School made an annual payment of £10,000 to the Gallery to pay for School trips and admission for staff and pupils (2023-24: £10,000)” — page 68
“Transactions with The Dulwich Estate include: Estate distributions received: £2.2m (2023-24: £2.1m)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Estate distributions received
“The School made an annual payment of £10,000 to the Gallery to pay for School trips and admission for staff and pupils (2023-24: £10,000)” — page 68
“Transactions with The Dulwich Estate include: Estate distributions received: £2.2m (2023-24: £2.1m)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Property expenditure paid to Dulwich Estate
“The School made an annual payment of £10,000 to the Gallery to pay for School trips and admission for staff and pupils (2023-24: £10,000)” — page 68
“Transactions with The Dulwich Estate include: Estate distributions received: £2.2m (2023-24: £2.1m)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant from Worshipful Company of Saddlers
“The School made an annual payment of £10,000 to the Gallery to pay for School trips and admission for staff and pupils (2023-24: £10,000)” — page 68
“Transactions with The Dulwich Estate include: Estate distributions received: £2.2m (2023-24: £2.1m)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales; 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.

Corporate structure

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)

12 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (10 freehold); recorded price paid £2.4m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£38.2m
Total spending
£37.0m
Cost of raising funds
£347k
Reserves (reported)
£9.3m
Employees
587

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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: 0.9% 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: Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£38.2m£37.0m
31/07/2024£36.7m£34.4m
31/07/2023£32.7m£31.9m
31/07/2022£29.9m£28.7m
31/07/2021£26.4m£26.2m

Common questions

Is ALLEYN'S SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total group income increased to £38.2m with a surplus before transfers of £1.0m, resulting in total net assets of £61.1m. The Governors consider the free reserves of £9.3m to be appropriate and sufficient to meet short-term obligations and longer-term commitments. The school remains in a strong financial position to support its strategic plans and capital projects. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

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 DULWICH COLLEGE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALLEYN'S SCHOOL£38.2m——unclear—no doubt
DULWICH COLLEGE FY2025£59.4m——unclear—no doubt
ALLEYN COURT EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£3.5m£80,001 - £90,000—above—no doubt
Dulwich Prep & Senior FY2025£18.4m——unclear—no doubt
THE DULWICH SCHOOL CRANBROOK FY2025£8.3m——unclear—no doubt
JAMES ALLEN'S GIRLS' SCHOOL FY2025£32.8m——unclear—no doubt

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