RUSSELL SCHOOL TRUST

Registered charity 271907 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROYAL RUSSELL SCHOOL, RUSSELL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

To educate boys and girls.

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Latest income

£32.6m

Latest spending

£30.4m

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net income of £2,210,254 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total funds increasing to £30,179,963. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate for projected requirements and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's financial viability or going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

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

Total income

£32.6m

Total spending

£30.4m

Cost of raising funds

£817k

Reserves (reported)

£30.2m

Employees

328

Reported reserves equal ~11.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/06/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW MERRIMANchair
Andrew Lorie
Andrew Roach-Bowler
Daniel Alan Rogers
Dr AGNELO FERNANDES
JAMES PENNY ACIB FSI
James Douglas Lacey · trustee of 1 other charity
Jane Victoria Burton
Jennifer Smith
LISA JANE JESSUP
Michelle Grant
Nicholas Cobill · trustee of 2 other charities
Olivia Bedell-Pearce
Peter Dawson
Professor Ali Massoud Ansari
SIR PHILIP DRURY MOOR QC
Shirley Thompson

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£32.6m	£30.4m
31/08/2024	£30.3m	£28.6m
31/08/2023	£31.0m	£25.8m
31/08/2022	£23.0m	£21.7m
31/08/2021	£20.0m	£19.0m

Common questions

Is RUSSELL SCHOOL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net income of £2,210,254 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total funds increasing to £30,179,963. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate for projected requirements and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's financial viability or going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.