THE NORWEGIAN SCHOOL IN LONDON LIMITED

Registered charity 282358 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

English Independent School and Norwegian Private school

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £49,041 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by improved exchange rates and cost management. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,258,387, which the Governors consider adequate against a policy target of three months' operational costs (£324,795). The charity maintains a strong liquidity position with net current assets of £465,415 and no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operational costs (held: £1.3m)
“The Governors consider that the School’s reserves need to be the operational costs for 3 months which would be £324,795.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 4 Governors have children who attend the school and pay fees.
“4 Governors have children who attend the Norwegian School in London during the year ended 31 December 2025 (2024: 2). They pay the school fees in line with the amounts stated per the website.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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 (1 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 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.4m
Reserves (reported)
£325k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: Merton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.4m£1.4m
31/12/2024£1.2m£1.3m
31/12/2023£1.2m£1.3m
31/12/2022£1.1m£1.1m
31/12/2021£1.2m£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE NORWEGIAN SCHOOL IN LONDON LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £49,041 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by improved exchange rates and cost management. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,258,387, which the Governors consider adequate against a policy target of three months' operational costs (£324,795). The charity maintains a strong liquidity position with net current assets of £465,415 and no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SWEDISH SCHOOL SOCIETY IN LONDON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE NORWEGIAN SCHOOL IN LONDON LIMITED£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
THE SWEDISH SCHOOL SOCIETY IN LONDON FY2025£3.5m——unclear—no doubt
COLLEGE FRANCAIS BILINGUE DE LONDRES LTD FY2025£11.1m——above—no doubt
LONDON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL LTD FY2025£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
LHA LONDON LTD FY2025£19.8m——unclear—no doubt
THE NORWEGIAN KINDERGARTEN IN LONDON FY2024£344k—0unclear—no doubt

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