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PRIOR PARK EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 281242 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PRIOR PARK COLLEGE, PRIOR PARK COLLEGE TRUSTEES LIMITED, PRIOR PARK PREPARATORY SCHOOL, PRIOR PARK SCHOOLS, PRIOR SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, THE PARAGON SCHOOL

Operates three schools

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Latest income
£21.7m
Latest spending
£21.4m
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Group achieved an unrestricted fund surplus of £335,008 and holds free reserves of £6.2m, which the Trustees consider prudent and exceeding their policy target of one term’s essential running costs. The Trustees report a strong financial position with adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £170,001 - £180,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £130k)
“£170,001 - £180,000 1” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one term’s essential running costs (£6.2m) (held: £6.2m)
“it is considered prudent to hold unrestricted free reserves at Group level of a minimum of one term’s essential running costs (£6.2m).” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Prior Park Enterprises Limited surplus
“During the year Prior Park Enterprises Limited (PPEL) made a surplus of £249,937 (2024: £195,834). Payment of this surplus will be made via gift aid to PPET within nine months of the year end. PPEL undertakes the letting of the schools and it donates any profit to the Trust.” — page 32
“As shown in the Gibraltar Accounts, there is an amount of £228,735 (2024: £501,407) due to former members of SPG Limited, a Gibraltar registered company which was closed down recently but was related through its past directorship of Prior Park School, Gibraltar.” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gibraltar loan to former directors
“During the year Prior Park Enterprises Limited (PPEL) made a surplus of £249,937 (2024: £195,834). Payment of this surplus will be made via gift aid to PPET within nine months of the year end. PPEL undertakes the letting of the schools and it donates any profit to the Trust.” — page 32
“As shown in the Gibraltar Accounts, there is an amount of £228,735 (2024: £501,407) due to former members of SPG Limited, a Gibraltar registered company which was closed down recently but was related through its past directorship of Prior Park School, Gibraltar.” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Corporate structure

PRIOR PARK HOLDINGS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £223k
  • Profit before tax: £27k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £37k
  • Debtors include £540,419 (2024: £633,119) due from group undertakings.
“Annual profits are paid over to Prior Park Educational Trust though Gift Aid each year.”
PRIOR PARK ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £651k
  • Profit before tax: £250k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £250k
  • Creditors include £93,403 owed to group undertakings (2024: £205,602).
“The payment of the current year profit £249,937 (2024: £195,834) will be made via gift aid to Prior Park Educational Trust within nine months of the Financial Year End.”

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)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £1.2m. 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
£21.7m
Total spending
£21.4m
Cost of raising funds
£139k
Reserves (reported)
£5.0m
Employees
332

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 0.6% 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: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Gloucestershire · North Somerset · Somerset · South Gloucestershire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£21.7m£21.4m
31/08/2024£22.5m£21.2m
31/08/2023£22.4m£19.3m
31/08/2022£19.6m£17.2m
31/08/2021£16.5m£15.0m

Common questions

Is PRIOR PARK EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group achieved an unrestricted fund surplus of £335,008 and holds free reserves of £6.2m, which the Trustees consider prudent and exceeding their policy target of one term’s essential running costs. The Trustees report a strong financial position with adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of PRIOR PARK EDUCATIONAL TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £170,001 - £180,000 band.

Who funds PRIOR PARK EDUCATIONAL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PRIOR PARK EDUCATIONAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£291k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£200k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15k
THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATIONFY2023£9k

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 SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY1£80k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)1£48k
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£5k
CHK Foundation1£0

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PRIOR PARK EDUCATIONAL TRUST£21.7m£170,001 - £180,000—unclear—no doubt
LOCKERS PARK SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.5m£90,001 - £100,0004unclear—no doubt
PREP SCHOOLS TRUST FY2025£30.6m—15below—not going concern
THE PRIOR'S FIELD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£7.7m——below—no doubt
LEIGHTON PARK TRUST FY2025£19.3m——unclear—no doubt
PARK ROAD COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£275k—0unclear—no doubt

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