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THE ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

Registered charity 276784 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RICKMANSWORTH MASONIC SCHOOL LTD

The Royal Masonic School for Girls is committed to the education and care of pupils between the ages of 2 and 18 years. It provides a supportive structure,which enables staff and girls to discover and develop their talents to the full.

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Latest income
£21.9m
Latest spending
£19.8m
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net income for the year ended 30 August 2025 was £999,110, a decrease from £907,676 in the prior year when adjusted for depreciation and interest, though total operating expenditure decreased from £12,592,097 to £11,669,231. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, with resources deemed adequate for current operations. Staff costs and pension contributions remain significant outflows, with total staff costs of £11,669,231 and pension contributions of £1,135,447 to defined contribution schemes.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

RMS MANAGEMENT LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • The company is dormant and prepared accounts under the small companies regime, implying no significant trading or intra-group transactions occurred.

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)

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

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

Total income
£21.9m
Total spending
£19.8m
Cost of raising funds
£33k
Reserves (reported)
£8.3m
Employees
287

Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£21.9m£19.8m
31/08/2024£21.7m£21.2m
31/08/2023£19.5m£18.5m
31/08/2022£18.1m£17.7m
31/08/2021£17.0m£17.1m

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOL FOR GIRLS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net income for the year ended 30 August 2025 was £999,110, a decrease from £907,676 in the prior year when adjusted for depreciation and interest, though total operating expenditure decreased from £12,592,097 to £11,669,231. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, with resources deemed adequate for current operations. Staff costs and pension contributions remain significant outflows, with total staff costs of £11,669,231 and pension contributions of £1,135,447 to defined contribution schemes.

Who funds THE ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOL FOR GIRLS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOL FOR GIRLS as a grant recipient include THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED, THE CADOGAN CHARITY, WARWICKSHIRE FREEMASONS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITEDFY2021£100k
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITEDFY2024£60k
THE CADOGAN CHARITYFY2023£25keducational charities
WARWICKSHIRE FREEMASONS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£500

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE DORIS GREGORY TRUST1£386k
THE GODOLPHIN AND LATYMER SCHOOL BURSARY FUND1£209k
THE CROSS TRUST1£110k
GOD MY SILENT PARTNER FOUNDATION1£79k
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE ALAN BRENTNALL CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
Wokingham United Charities1£6k
RICHARD REEVE'S FOUNDATION1£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROYAL MASONIC TRUST FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOL FOR GIRLS£21.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL MASONIC TRUST FOR GIRLS AND BOYS FY2025£5.3m——unclear—no doubt
GODOLPHIN AND LATYMER SCHOOL FY2025£23.1m£240,001 - £250,000—unclear—no doubt
Forest School, London FY2025£39.0m£300,001 - £310,000—above—no doubt
THE NORTH LONDON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL FY2025£36.6m——above—no doubt
ROYAL FEMALE SCHOOL OF ART FOUNDATION FY2025£215k—0unclear—no doubt

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