ST PHILIP'S SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 288887 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion and provision of the education of boys up to the age of 13.

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Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £68,010 for the year, with total unrestricted general funds of £458,229. The trustees consider the financial affairs to be satisfactory, noting that free reserves of £146,313 are below the stated policy target of £482,949, representing three months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of expenditure (held: £146k)
“The Governors believe that, as a target, the free reserves should represent a minimum of three months of expenditure, which for 2025 would be £482,949” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit 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.

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.

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

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£1.9m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
17

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

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% 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: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£2.0m£1.9m
31/08/2024£2.3m£1.7m
31/08/2023£1.4m£1.7m
31/08/2022£1.5m£1.7m
31/08/2021£1.3m£1.4m

Common questions

Is ST PHILIP'S SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £68,010 for the year, with total unrestricted general funds of £458,229. The trustees consider the financial affairs to be satisfactory, noting that free reserves of £146,313 are below the stated policy target of £482,949, representing three months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST PHILIP'S SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED£2.0m——unclear—no doubt
ST PHILOMENA'S SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£943k——above—no doubt
CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LIMITED FY2024£4.5m£110,001 - £120,000—unclear—no doubt
THE ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£2.2m——above—no doubt
THE CAVENDISH SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.0m——unclear—no doubt
ST CHRISTOPHER'S SCHOOL (HAMPSTEAD) LIMITED FY2025£5.5m£120,001 - £130,000—unclear—no doubt

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