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THE SCHOOL OF ST HELEN AND ST KATHARINE TRUST

Registered charity 286892 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST HELEN'S SCHOOL

The principal activity of the Trust is to educate academically able girls aged 9 to 18 years. The Governors' policy is to achieve a social mix.

Objects

4.1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL OF HELEN AND ST KATHARINE, GIVING A SOUND CHRISTIAN AND MORAL BASIS, BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AND ACCOMMODATION AT THE SCHOOL.4.2. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 19 YEARS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUST TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:4.2.1. AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS;4.2.2. PROVIDING THEIR EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE STUDY OF MUSIC OR OTHER ARTS), TO PREPARE THEM FOR ENTRY TO ANY OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT, OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Vale of White Horse, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£16.5m
Latest spending
£15.7m
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus on unrestricted funds of £881,477 and total unrestricted funds of £30,163,046. However, the trustees report negative free reserves of £842,683, attributing this to significant recent investment in fixed assets, specifically the £9.2m Benedict Building. The trustees confirm the school has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by a £10m revolving credit facility and an investment portfolio of £1,828,722.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £180,001 - £190,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £130k)
“In the band £180,001 - £190,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: positive free reserves over the medium term (reserves figure: £30.2m)
“The Governors’ policy is to aim for positive free reserves over the medium term to ensure financial resilience and to mitigate the risks and uncertainties of operating as an independent school.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: HK Activities Limited
“The Trust has a wholly owned non-charitable subsidiary, HK Activities, which has ceased to trade and is not consolidated.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority; Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Government income: £12,435 — grants £12,435 (1); under 1% of the £16,471,846 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 19 (£60,001–£70,000: 11; £70,001–£80,000: 4; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Government income: £12,435 — grants £12,435 (1); under 1% of the £15,994,439 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 12 (£60,001–£70,000: 5; £70,001–£80,000: 3; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Government income: £12,435 — grants £12,435 (1); under 1% of the £15,396,985 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 9 (£60,001–£70,000: 4; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

HK ACTIVITIES — per its own Companies House accounts

    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)

    3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

    Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (1,899 followers) · instagram (2,865 followers)

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

    Total income
    £16.5m
    Total spending
    £15.7m
    Cost of raising funds
    £48k
    Reserves (reported)
    £30.2m
    Employees
    232

    Reported reserves equal ~23.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

    Register events

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Oxfordshire

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/08/2025£16.5m£15.7m
    31/08/2024£16.0m£15.5m
    31/08/2023£15.4m£14.8m
    31/08/2022£14.2m£13.6m
    31/08/2021£12.9m£12.3m

    Common questions

    Is THE SCHOOL OF ST HELEN AND ST KATHARINE TRUST financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus on unrestricted funds of £881,477 and total unrestricted funds of £30,163,046. However, the trustees report negative free reserves of £842,683, attributing this to significant recent investment in fixed assets, specifically the £9.2m Benedict Building. The trustees confirm the school has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by a £10m revolving credit facility and an investment portfolio of £1,828,722. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

    What does the highest-paid employee of THE SCHOOL OF ST HELEN AND ST KATHARINE TRUST earn?

    Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £180,001 - £190,000 band.

    Who funds THE SCHOOL OF ST HELEN AND ST KATHARINE TRUST?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SCHOOL OF ST HELEN AND ST KATHARINE TRUST as a grant recipient include The Merchant Taylors' Foundation, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HELEN'S, WHEATHAMPSTEAD AND ST PETER'S, GUSTARD WOOD.

    Known funders

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

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    The Merchant Taylors' FoundationFY2022£10kEducation (from unrestricted funds)
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HELEN'S, WHEATHAMPSTEAD AND ST PETER'S, GUSTARD WOODFY2024£3kOther charities
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HELEN'S, WHEATHAMPSTEAD AND ST PETER'S, GUSTARD WOODFY2025£3kOther charities
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HELEN'S, WHEATHAMPSTEAD AND ST PETER'S, GUSTARD WOODFY2023£109Other charities

    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 ADRIAN AND MARIE-FRANCOISE RANDAG BEQUEST1£739k
    CHRIST'S HOSPITAL OF ABINGDON1£37k
    THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£35k
    THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£430

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

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    THE SCHOOL OF ST HELEN AND ST KATHARINE TRUST£16.5m£180,001 - £190,000—unclear—no doubt
    BEACHBOROUGH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£7.3m——unclear—no doubt
    ST BENEDICT'S SCHOOL EALING FY2025£27.0m——above—no doubt
    ST NICHOLAS' SCHOOL (FLEET) EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£5.5m£80,000 to £90,0003unclear—no doubt
    ST CATHERINE'S SCHOOL, TWICKENHAM FY2025£7.5m£120,001 - £150,00019above—no doubt
    THE FRANCIS HOLLAND (CHURCH OF ENGLAND) SCHOOLS TRUST FY2025£36.9m£190,001 - £200,000—unclear—no doubt

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