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HOLMEWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL

Registered charity 279267 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LANGTON PROPERTIES LIMITED

The advancement of the education of young children

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Latest income
£9.4m
Latest spending
£9.5m
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £25,273 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a significant reversal from the £722,894 surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £470,357, which is below the stated policy target of holding at least £500,000 in cash. The trustees maintain that the current levels of reserves are acceptable given future income streams and that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“In the band £90,001 - £100,000 1” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Fees (93% of income)
“The principal source of income is fees accounting for 93.1% (2024 - 93.4%) of the School's income.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least £500,000 in cash (held: £470k)
“The Governors’ policy is to aim to hold at least £500,000 in cash to fund any unexpected expenditure or shortfall in income.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent paid to subsidiary
“Land and buildings were leased from Holmewood House Properties at a rent of £189,000 (2024 - £189,000) and a management charge was made to Holmewood House Properties of £5,000 (2024 - £5,000). During the year a donation of £70,770 (2024 - £71,380) and dividends of £83,952 (2024 - £83,952) were received from Holmewood House Properties Limited.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£9.4m
Total spending
£9.5m
Cost of raising funds
£418k
Reserves (reported)
£608k
Employees
120

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 4.4% 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: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£9.4m£9.5m
31/08/2024£9.7m£9.0m
31/08/2023£8.7m£7.9m
31/08/2022£8.0m£7.6m
31/08/2021£7.4m£7.3m

Common questions

Is HOLMEWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £25,273 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a significant reversal from the £722,894 surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £470,357, which is below the stated policy target of holding at least £500,000 in cash. The trustees maintain that the current levels of reserves are acceptable given future income streams and that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of HOLMEWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.

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 CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRAMBLETYE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOLMEWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL£9.4m£90,001 - £100,000—unclear—no doubt
BRAMBLETYE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£6.3m——above—no doubt
THE HOMESTEAD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£279k—0above—no doubt
WOLFSON HILLEL PRIMARY SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£460k—0within—no doubt
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
CRESSEX COMMUNITY SCHOOL FUND FY2025£349k—0unclear—no doubt

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