ST DUNSTAN'S EDUCATION GROUP

Registered charity 1208941 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principle activity is running independent schools and nurseries in and around London.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (OBJECTS) ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOLS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lewisham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Group's free reserves amounted to £3,001k, while the Trustees are currently conducting a formal review to establish a new reserves policy target equivalent to two to three months of operating expenditure. The Group reported a net increase in funds of £5,120k, driven by strong operational performance and the transfer of net assets from St Christopher's the Hall School, despite a £808k remeasurement loss on its defined benefit pension scheme.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Its only annual return with a recorded received date was received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2025 (received 08/10/2026, 100 days after the 30/06/2026 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Dunstan's Education Group (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Ms Jade McLellan — Head of St Dunstan's College (source)

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Charles Gordon Trust — “In September 2023, LYLA won the prestigious Educational Excellence Award at the Charles Gordon Trust Awards in recognition of the outstandin…” (source page)
• Judge & Priestly — “This year we are thrilled that our Headline Sponsors are Judge & Priestly, a firm of solicitors acting for individuals, businesses and local…” (source page)
• 4TY Planning Ltd — “It has since been supported by many local sponsors including 4TY Planning Ltd, Barton Knight, Munchkins and Barton Knight.” (source page)
• Barton Knight — “It has since been supported by many local sponsors including 4TY Planning Ltd, Barton Knight, Munchkins and Barton Knight.” (source page)
• Munchkins — “It has since been supported by many local sponsors including 4TY Planning Ltd, Barton Knight, Munchkins and Barton Knight.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

12 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (10 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (1,233 followers) · instagram (3,798 followers)

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (79% 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: 4.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Edward Enzor · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Lewellyn Probert
• Dr Andrew Brian Cairns
• Dr Rupert Evenett MBE
• Lindsay Curtis
• Lisa Walker
• NAVDEEP SINGH SHEERA · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Nicol Kinrade · trustee of 3 other charities
• Thomas Ruthven Shave
• Victoria Bingham · trustee of 1 other charity
• William Muirhead

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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