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ST CATHERINE'S - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE

Registered charity 288148 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST CATHERINE'S SCHOOL

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Latest income
£6.4m
Latest spending
£5.8m
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £663,769 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £6,431,219 against total expenditure of £5,767,450. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £1,064,003, representing 55.3% of one term's operating costs, which is below the stated policy target of equating to one term's operating costs. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“free reserves of £1,064,003 which represents 55.3% of 1 term's operating costs of £1,922,483” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Parent charity charged rent and management charges to subsidiary.
“During the year the parent charity has charged rent and management charges to the subsidiary for the value of £137,133 (2024: £102,000) and £72,867 (2024: £51,000) respectively. At the year end the subsidiary was owed by the parent £211,249 (2024: £253,808) which is lent on an interest free basis.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: St Catherine’s – Speech and Language for young adults and adults Ltd
“The charity has a subsidiary, being, St Catherine’s – Speech and Language for young adults and adults Ltd” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bright Brown Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£6.4m
Total spending
£5.8m
Cost of raising funds
£89k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
140

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 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: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£6.4m£5.8m
31/08/2024£5.8m£5.4m
31/08/2023£4.9m£4.8m
31/08/2022£4.3m£4.2m
31/08/2021£3.6m£3.4m

Common questions

Is ST CATHERINE'S - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £663,769 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £6,431,219 against total expenditure of £5,767,450. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £1,064,003, representing 55.3% of one term's operating costs, which is below the stated policy target of equating to one term's operating costs. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bright Brown Limited.