THE ORMISTON TRUST
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group reported a surplus of £58 million for the year, driven by capital funding and academy transfers, with total funds reaching £709.3 million. The trustees consider the overall financial performance satisfactory and confirm that the group has sufficient working capital and reserves to support its charitable objectives and foreseeable commitments. The group remains financially sustainable as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.
What the accounts disclose
“563 (2024: 425) employees earned more than £60,000 per annum” — page 52
“The level of these reserves should not, other than in exceptional circumstances, drop below £800,000, which would be regarded as a contingency reserve.” — page 23
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 425 (FY2024) → 563 (FY2025).
Corporate structure
- Trading subsidiary: BIRMINGHAM ORMISTON ACADEMY THEATRE LIMITED Companies House 09160896
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 09648958
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (28/09/2017)
Trustees
- PETER MURRAY OBEchair
- CAROLINE WILSON
- DIANA MARY MURRAY
- DUNCAN MURRAY
- Peter Cornforth
- STEVE LAMOND MACLEOD
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £436.9m | £375.6m |
| 31/08/2024 | £339.0m | £342.7m |
| 31/08/2023 | £338.9m | £323.7m |
| 31/08/2022 | £339.1m | £301.9m |
| 31/08/2021 | £258.9m | £268.1m |
Common questions
Is THE ORMISTON TRUST financially healthy?
The accounts state that the group reported a surplus of £58 million for the year, driven by capital funding and academy transfers, with total funds reaching £709.3 million. The trustees consider the overall financial performance satisfactory and confirm that the group has sufficient working capital and reserves to support its charitable objectives and foreseeable commitments. The group remains financially sustainable as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE WORLD FEDERATION OF KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITIES | 1 | £619k |
| THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUST | 1 | £18k |
| THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION | 1 | £18k |
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE SENECA TRUST | 1 | £7k |
| TWO HANDS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |