THE INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 270156 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JAMES INDEPENDENT SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

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Latest income
£17.6m
Latest spending
£17.6m
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net expenditure of £126,394 for the year, a significant shift from the previous year's net income, largely due to the absence of legacy income which had previously boosted results. Despite this, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by prudent financial forecasting and the sale of peripheral buildings to meet liabilities.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: accumulate sufficient reserves to acquire and maintain high quality premises for all our schools with scope for further development (held: £26.8m)
Our policy is to accumulate sufficient reserves to acquire and maintain high quality premises for all our schools with scope for further development. — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St James Schools (matched by registered charity number).

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.

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

Total income
£17.6m
Total spending
£17.6m
Cost of raising funds
£86k
Reserves (reported)
£26.8m
Employees
184

Reported reserves equal ~18.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£17.6m£17.6m
31/08/2024£18.8m£18.0m
31/08/2023£17.9m£17.1m
31/08/2022£17.3m£16.2m
31/08/2021£16.1m£14.8m

Common questions

Is THE INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the group reported a net expenditure of £126,394 for the year, a significant shift from the previous year's net income, largely due to the absence of legacy income which had previously boosted results. Despite this, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by prudent financial forecasting and the sale of peripheral buildings to meet liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.