HOLLYGIRT SCHOOL

Registered charity 1174296 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A BROAD PROGRAMME OF ACADEMIC STUDY ENABLES ALL PUPILS TO FULFIL THEIR POTENTIAL. ALL PUPILS LEARN TO THINK AND WORK INDEPENDENTLY. THE OUTSTANDING PASTORAL SYSTEM GUIDES PUPILS, PROMOTING PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND IN THE SCHOOL/WIDER COMMUNITY. EACH PUPIL WILL DEVELOP SKILLS, WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO BECOME A RESOURCEFUL AND REPONSIBLE MEMBER OF SOCIETY.

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Latest income
£3.2m
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the school generated a surplus of £232,327 for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £2,088,578. Per the trustees' report, the school is actively managing cash reserves and is confident in its ability to meet current financial obligations and continue investing in facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income)
“Income from charitable activities was £3,172,277 (2024 - £3,056,801) all of which was attributable to unrestricted funds.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“We draw attention to the Going Concern section of the Accounting Policies at note 1 in the financial statements, which identifies that the School has been adversely affected by UK Governmental policy impacting on the independent school sector. In particular, changes to VAT rules with effect from 1 January 2025 have created headwinds for demand for school places and recent economic conditions have led to a more challenging environment for parents to pay fees as they become due.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wright Vigar Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 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
£3.2m
Total spending
£3.0m
Reserves (reported)
£2.1m
Employees
72

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£3.2m£3.0m
31/08/2024£3.1m£2.9m
31/08/2023£2.7m£2.6m
31/08/2022£2.2m£2.2m
31/08/2021£2.1m£2.0m

Common questions

Is HOLLYGIRT SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the school generated a surplus of £232,327 for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £2,088,578. Per the trustees' report, the school is actively managing cash reserves and is confident in its ability to meet current financial obligations and continue investing in facilities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wright Vigar Limited.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOLLYGIRT SCHOOL£3.2m——unclear—noted
MANOR LODGE SCHOOL FY2025£7.6m£130,001 - £140,000—unclear—no doubt
CHEADLE HULME SCHOOL FY2025£21.9m—0unclear—no doubt
HOLME GRANGE LTD FY2025£12.8munclear0unclear—no doubt
THE NORTHUMBRIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD FY2025£2.9m——below—not going concern
BUTE HOUSE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LIMITED FY2025£8.7m£130,000 - £140,000—unclear—no doubt

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