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THE DULWICH SCHOOL CRANBROOK

Registered charity 1174358 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DULWICH PREP CRANBROOK

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITABLE COMPANY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT OF A SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IN CRANBROOK, KENT AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.

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Latest income
£8.3m
Latest spending
£8.1m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the School reported an operating surplus of £185,904 for the year ended 31 August 2025, supported by total income of £8,318,090. However, the School held a deficit on free unrestricted reserves of £1,081,669, which the trustees noted fell well below their stated policy target of one month's expenditure. Despite this negative reserve position, the trustees concluded that resources were adequate to continue activities, citing support from the parent Trust.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Rental expenditure paid to the parent Trust.
“During the year to 31 August 2025 the School incurred rental expenditure of £616,060 (2024£616,060) to the Trust.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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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)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£8.3m
Total spending
£8.1m
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
154

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (77% 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: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£8.3m£8.1m
31/08/2024£7.9m£7.6m
31/08/2023£6.1m£6.8m
31/08/2022£6.0m£6.0m
31/08/2021£5.5m£6.1m

Common questions

Is THE DULWICH SCHOOL CRANBROOK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the School reported an operating surplus of £185,904 for the year ended 31 August 2025, supported by total income of £8,318,090. However, the School held a deficit on free unrestricted reserves of £1,081,669, which the trustees noted fell well below their stated policy target of one month's expenditure. Despite this negative reserve position, the trustees concluded that resources were adequate to continue activities, citing support from the parent Trust. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BC Partners Foundation1£268k
THE INTERNATIONAL BANKERS CHARITABLE TRUST1£46k
THE TIMOTHY FRANEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£14k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF ACTUARIES CHARITY1£12k
QUADSTAR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Dulwich Prep & Senior.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE DULWICH SCHOOL CRANBROOK£8.3m——unclear—no doubt
Dulwich Prep & Senior FY2025£18.4m——unclear—no doubt
DULWICH COLLEGE FY2025£59.4m——unclear—no doubt
Cranford School FY2025£12.7m——unclear—no doubt
CRANBROOK SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£475k—0unclear—noted
RICHMOND HOUSE SCHOOL FY2025£2.7m——unclear—no doubt

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