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DAIR HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 270719 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAIR HOUSE

The furtherance of any charitable purpose connected with Dair House School

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Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £8,119 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £1,716,270 against total expenditure of £1,708,151. However, the trustees report negative free reserves of £186,831, as unrestricted funds of £908,789 are entirely offset by tangible fixed assets of £1,095,620. The trustees acknowledge the need to build surplus free reserves to meet future debt obligations and rising pension costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Income from charitable activities principally comprises termly school fees and charges for outings and events held for the school beneficiaries.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr S Bishop, a trustee, is a director of Bishop Sports and Leisure Ltd.
“During the year, £761 was paid to Bishop Sports and Leisure Ltd for PE and Sport costs, a company in which Mr S Bishop, a trustee of the school, is a director.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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 · instagram

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

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£909k
Employees
33

Reported reserves equal ~6.4 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: Buckinghamshire · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.7m£1.7m
31/08/2024£1.7m£1.7m
31/08/2023£1.4m£1.6m
31/08/2022£1.3m£1.4m
31/08/2021£1.5m£1.4m

Common questions

Is DAIR HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £8,119 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £1,716,270 against total expenditure of £1,708,151. However, the trustees report negative free reserves of £186,831, as unrestricted funds of £908,789 are entirely offset by tangible fixed assets of £1,095,620. The trustees acknowledge the need to build surplus free reserves to meet future debt obligations and rising pension costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend Chartered Accountants.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DEESIDE HOUSE EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DAIR HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
DEESIDE HOUSE EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£7.8m£100,001 - £200,000—above—no doubt
THE TOWER HOUSE SCHOOL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£3.3m——unclear—no doubt
PARAYHOUSE SCHOOL FY2025£2.0m——above—no doubt
THE DAIGLEN SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
DICKER HOUSE NURSERY GROUP FY2025£154k——above—no doubt

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