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TALBOT HEATH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 283708 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TALBOT HEATH SCHOOL

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Latest income
£8.1m
Latest spending
£9.0m
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were £858,464, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of four months' expenditure (approximately £2.85m). The charity reported a net surplus of £477,074 for the year, supported by investment gains, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £858k)
“The Governors consider the ideal level of free reserves to be a minimum of a terms worth of unrestricted fund expenditure, i.e. four months, which is approximately £2.85m.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Two governors had a child at the School during the year.
“Two governors (2023: Two governors) had a child at the School during the year.” — page 32
“Governors’ liability insurance is provided for all Governors as detailed in note 4 to the accounts.” — page 32
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governors' liability insurance provided for all Governors.
“Two governors (2023: Two governors) had a child at the School during the year.” — page 32
“Governors’ liability insurance is provided for all Governors as detailed in note 4 to the accounts.” — page 32
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governors' expenses reimbursed.
“Two governors (2023: Two governors) had a child at the School during the year.” — page 32
“Governors’ liability insurance is provided for all Governors as detailed in note 4 to the accounts.” — page 32
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Rothesay Events Limited
“A subsidiary trading company, Rothesay Events (registered number 10139433), wholly owned by Talbot Heath School Trust Ltd, was incorporated on 21st April 2016”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery 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.

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

Total income
£8.1m
Total spending
£9.0m
Cost of raising funds
£43k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
159

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£8.1m£9.0m
31/08/2024£9.0m£9.0m
31/08/2023£9.3m£8.6m
31/08/2022£8.1m£8.2m
31/08/2021£8.5m£7.5m

Common questions

Is TALBOT HEATH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that free reserves were £858,464, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of four months' expenditure (approximately £2.85m). The charity reported a net surplus of £477,074 for the year, supported by investment gains, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.