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NORTHBOURNE PARK SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 280048 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE PROVISION OF A DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL FOR 2-13 YEAR OLD CHILDREN

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Latest income
£3.0m
Latest spending
£3.1m
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £80,062 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a significant improvement from the £201,382 deficit in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £767,266, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet operational costs for 3 to 6 months in line with their reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 to 6 months of operational costs (held: £767k)
“The reserves balances are reviewed each year to ensure they are sufficient to meet our operational costs for 3 to 6 months in line with the Reserves Policy.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr M Hammond received remuneration of £91,362 and pension contributions of £14,400.
“During the year, one or more Trustees has been paid remuneration or has received other benefits from an employment with the Charity. The Headteacher only received remuneration in respect of services provided in undertaking the role under his contract of employment.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Lucy Hammond, daughter of Mark Hammond (key management personnel), was employed and paid £5,506.
“During the year Lucy Hammond, daughter of Mark Hammond, a member of the key management personnel, was employed by the Charity and as such was paid remuneration for her services. Remuneration for the year amounted to £5,506” — page 40
“During the year Sarah Hammond, wife of Mark Hammond, a member of the key management personnel, was employed by the Charity and as such was paid remuneration for her services. Remuneration for the year amounted to £4,670” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sarah Hammond, wife of Mark Hammond (key management personnel), was employed and paid £4,670.
“During the year Lucy Hammond, daughter of Mark Hammond, a member of the key management personnel, was employed by the Charity and as such was paid remuneration for her services. Remuneration for the year amounted to £5,506” — page 40
“During the year Sarah Hammond, wife of Mark Hammond, a member of the key management personnel, was employed by the Charity and as such was paid remuneration for her services. Remuneration for the year amounted to £4,670” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Joshua Hammond, son of Mark Hammond (key management personnel), was employed and paid £628.
“During the year Lucy Hammond, daughter of Mark Hammond, a member of the key management personnel, was employed by the Charity and as such was paid remuneration for her services. Remuneration for the year amounted to £5,506” — page 40
“During the year Sarah Hammond, wife of Mark Hammond, a member of the key management personnel, was employed by the Charity and as such was paid remuneration for her services. Remuneration for the year amounted to £4,670” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Northbourne Park Enterprises Limited
“On 16 September 2026 a trading subsidiary named Northbourne Park Enterprises Limited has been incorporated.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

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

Total income
£3.0m
Total spending
£3.1m
Cost of raising funds
£25
Reserves (reported)
£767k
Employees
54

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 0.0% 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£3.0m£3.1m
31/08/2024£3.0m£3.2m
31/08/2023£3.1m£3.1m
31/08/2022£2.6m£2.8m
31/08/2021£2.7m£2.6m

Common questions

Is NORTHBOURNE PARK SCHOOL LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £80,062 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a significant improvement from the £201,382 deficit in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £767,266, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet operational costs for 3 to 6 months in line with their reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP.

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
BLUESPARK FOUNDATION1—
THE ROTHERWICK FOUNDATION1—
THE NISBET TRUST1£400k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST1£65k
THE J A R CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k
THE POPLE CHARITABLE TRUST1£6k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NORTHBOURNE PARK SCHOOL LIMITED£3.0m——within—no doubt
WESTBOURNE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.7m——unclear—no doubt
EASTBOURNE COLLEGE (INCORPORATED) FY2025£28.1m——unclear—no doubt
ST MARY'S SCHOOL (COLCHESTER) LIMITED FY2025£7.0m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt
PARKSIDE SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£4.5m——unclear—no doubt
BEACHBOROUGH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£7.3m——unclear—no doubt

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