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ALLEYN'S SCHOOL

Registered charity 1161864 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£38.2m
Latest spending
£37.0m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that total group income increased to £32.7m with a surplus before transfers of £725,000. Per the trustees' report, the School maintains free reserves of £10.2m and considers its financial position strong to meet future commitments despite economic headwinds.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted income reserves to meet short-term obligations and rely on expendable endowment for longer-term commitments (held: £10.2m)
“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 longerterm capital expenditure commitments and any longer-term financial obligations.” — page 47
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Distributions from The Dulwich Estate
“Transactions with The Dulwich Estate include: Estate distributions received: £2.0m (2021-22: £1.9m)”
“Mr Charles Barclay, Governor and Vice-Chair, is a Trustee of the Worshipful Company of Saddlers. A grant of £57,142 was received by the School from the Worshipful Company of Saddlers to fund means-tested bursaries” — page 78
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant from Worshipful Company of Saddlers
“Transactions with The Dulwich Estate include: Estate distributions received: £2.0m (2021-22: £1.9m)”
“Mr Charles Barclay, Governor and Vice-Chair, is a Trustee of the Worshipful Company of Saddlers. A grant of £57,142 was received by the School from the Worshipful Company of Saddlers to fund means-tested bursaries” — page 78
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governor donation
“Transactions with The Dulwich Estate include: Estate distributions received: £2.0m (2021-22: £1.9m)”
“Mr Charles Barclay, Governor and Vice-Chair, is a Trustee of the Worshipful Company of Saddlers. A grant of £57,142 was received by the School from the Worshipful Company of Saddlers to fund means-tested bursaries” — page 78
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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).

Trustees

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?

The accounts state that total group income increased to £32.7m with a surplus before transfers of £725,000. Per the trustees' report, the School maintains free reserves of £10.2m and considers its financial position strong to meet future commitments despite economic headwinds. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by haysmacintyre LLP.