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ENGLISH SPEAKING BOARD (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

Registered charity 272565 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as E S B

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a loss for the year of £161,928, resulting in a decrease in total funds carried forward to £1,331,770. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £866,615, which is above the stated policy target of eight to ten months of operational fixed expenditure estimated at £700,000.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: eight and ten months of operational fixed expenditure (held: £867k)
“The trustees consider the target should be the equivalent of between eight and ten months of operational fixed expenditure which is estimated at £700,000.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustees received £1,940 for examiner duties.
“The amounts paid to trustees in respect of examiner duties performed during the year amounted to £1,940 (2023: £13,626).” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees received remuneration for examiner duties
“The amounts paid to trustees in respect of examiner duties performed during the year amounted to £1,940 (2023: £13,626). Payments of this nature have been agreed with the Charity Commission.” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£809k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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

Common questions

Is ENGLISH SPEAKING BOARD (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity incurred a loss for the year of £161,928, resulting in a decrease in total funds carried forward to £1,331,770. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £866,615, which is above the stated policy target of eight to ten months of operational fixed expenditure estimated at £700,000. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.