THE OLD SCHOOL HENSTEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED
The school exists to provide a public benefit of co-education for boys and girls ages 2 1/2 to 11 from nursery to Year 6. It also lends itself to the local parishes who use the school's facilities. The school raises funds for many other charities including, but not exclusive to, churches, Walking with the Wounded, Macmillan Cancer, British Legion, Operation Christmas Child, and Children in Need.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £40,746 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reversing a deficit in the prior year. Total funds increased to £118,607, with unrestricted reserves standing at £109,822, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“School fees represent charges for tuition for the 2024/25 academic year.” — page 17
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Trustees
- Alex Bols
- Christopher Gulliver
- Henrietta Graham
- Liam Haggar-Pietrzak
- Richard Baxter
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £515k | £474k |
| 31/08/2024 | £629k | £666k |
| 31/08/2023 | £582k | £720k |
| 31/08/2022 | £614k | £772k |
| 31/08/2021 | £665k | £703k |
Common questions
Is THE OLD SCHOOL HENSTEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £40,746 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reversing a deficit in the prior year. Total funds increased to £118,607, with unrestricted reserves standing at £109,822, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| PRISM THE GIFT FUND | 1 | £200k |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
| THE MIKHEEV CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £35k |
| KUSUMA TRUST UK | 1 | £20k |
| SHAREDIMPACT | 1 | £20k |
| ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| The Merchant Taylors' Foundation | 1 | £10k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HELEN'S, WHEATHAMPSTEAD AND ST PETER'S, GUSTARD WOOD | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- Halstead St Andrew's School Trust
- ST OLAVE'S SCHOOL TRUST
- THE HALL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST
- ST BENEDICT'S SCHOOL EALING
- THE SCHOOL OF ST HELEN AND ST KATHARINE TRUST
- HENLEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE OLD SCHOOL HENSTEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED | £515k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Halstead St Andrew's School Trust | £5.9m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST OLAVE'S SCHOOL TRUST | £3.4m | £70,001 - £80,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE HALL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST | £12.7m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST BENEDICT'S SCHOOL EALING | £27.0m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE SCHOOL OF ST HELEN AND ST KATHARINE TRUST | £16.5m | £180,001 - £190,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |