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OneSchool Global UK

Registered charity 1181301 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ONESCHOOL UK · also registered in Scotland as SC049398 (OSCR)

The main objects is the advancement of education and in particular by the provision and conduct of schools for the education of boys and girls in accordance with the religious ethos of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church and other associated activities for the benefit of the community.

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Latest income
£55.5m
Latest spending
£54.9m
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year and held total funds of £17,382,719 at the end of the period. The trustees consider the current level of free reserves, combined with debt-free property assets, provides the buffer required by their reserves policy. They maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and grants (75% of income)
“Income, including restricted funds, was £55,480,559 (2023 £50,977,372). The majority of the income received was from The Grace Trust and the National Assistance Fund, to support the educational aims of the charity.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £7.9m; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“The Trustees believe that the current level of free reserves of £7,864,520 together with the property of £4,862,000, which is held free of debt, provides the buffer required by the policy.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Onebus Limited transport services
“During the year, costs relating to transportation services amounting to £2,559,217 (2023: £3,084,531) were recharged to the Charity by a related undertaking, Onebus Limited. Amounts due from the related undertaking Onebus Limited at the year-end included within debtors were £810,471 (2023: £1,166,096).” — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£55.5m
Total spending
£54.9m
Reserves (reported)
£17.2m
Employees
506

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (75% 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£55.5m£54.9m
31/12/2023£51.0m£49.0m
31/12/2022£48.0m£46.1m
31/12/2021£40.8m£39.7m
31/12/2020£45.7m£40.2m

Common questions

Is OneSchool Global UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year and held total funds of £17,382,719 at the end of the period. The trustees consider the current level of free reserves, combined with debt-free property assets, provides the buffer required by their reserves policy. They maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

Who funds OneSchool Global UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OneSchool Global UK as a grant recipient include NATIONAL ASSISTANCE FUND, THE GRACE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE FUNDFY2025£39.3mOperational grants
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE FUNDFY2024£31.9mOperational Grants
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE FUNDFY2023£30.3mOperational Grants
THE GRACE TRUSTFY2021£26.2m
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE FUNDFY2021£3.0mOperational grants
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE FUNDFY2025£2.9mFee relief grants for pupils of OneSchool Global UK
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE FUNDFY2024£2.8mFee relief grants for pupils of OneSchool Global UK
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE FUNDFY2023£2.2mFee relief grants for pupils of OneSchool Global UK
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE FUNDFY2021£2.0mFee relief grants for pupils of OneSchool Global UK

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
THE PALOMA FOUNDATION1£300k
UK CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LTD1£66k
THE CROSS TRUST1£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONDON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OneSchool Global UK£55.5m——below—no doubt
LONDON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL LTD FY2025£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
UK CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LTD FY2024£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
THE PETERBOROUGH SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£8.2m——above—no doubt
ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE BROTHERS OF CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION FY2025£3.6m—0above—no doubt
CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LIMITED FY2024£4.5m£110,001 - £120,000—unclear—no doubt

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