ST JOSEPH'S SCHOOL, LAUNCESTON

Registered charity 289048 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

St Joseph's School is an educational charity for children, providing first class education for children aged 4-16. We aim to provide the highest quality of academic tuition and the development of wider sporting, artisitic and social skills in all our pupils.

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Latest income
£3.0m
Latest spending
£2.9m
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £6,149,867, with a net income surplus of £38,266 for the year. The trustees' report indicates that the school is funded from retained profits and has a reserves policy aiming to hold £500,000 of free cash by July 2026 to fund future capital works. Per the auditors' report, the financial statements give a true and fair view and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £500,000 of free cash by 31st July 2026 (held: £6.1m)
“The aim is to hold £500,000 of free cash by 31st July 2026 and these reserves will be held to fund future capital works.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Western Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£3.0m
Total spending
£2.9m
Reserves (reported)
£6.1m
Employees
69

Reported reserves equal ~25.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£3.0m£2.9m
31/07/2024£2.9m£2.8m
31/07/2023£2.8m£2.6m
31/07/2022£2.6m£2.4m
31/07/2021£2.4m£2.2m

Common questions

Is ST JOSEPH'S SCHOOL, LAUNCESTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £6,149,867, with a net income surplus of £38,266 for the year. The trustees' report indicates that the school is funded from retained profits and has a reserves policy aiming to hold £500,000 of free cash by July 2026 to fund future capital works. Per the auditors' report, the financial statements give a true and fair view and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Western Limited.

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
GATWICK AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST1£4k
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£320

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST JOSEPH'S COLLEGE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST JOSEPH'S SCHOOL, LAUNCESTON£3.0m——unclear—no doubt
ST JOSEPH'S COLLEGE LIMITED FY2025£10.9m£150,001 - £210,000—unclear—no doubt
St Joseph's School Association (SJSA) FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
ST JOSEPH'S CONVENT SCHOOL FY2024£302k—0unclear—no doubt
ST JOSEPH'S CHILD CARE GROUP FY2025£748k—0unclear—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.