ST MARY'S SCHOOL CAMBRIDGE

Registered charity 290180 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity is the running of St Mary's School, Cambridge as an independent Catholic school for girls.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £418,699 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets to £18,068,722. Although free reserves remain in a deficit of £7,932,395 due to historic property investment, the charity holds £1.3 million in cash and confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

• St Mary's School, Cambridge Review whichschooladvisor.com · 17/07/2026
• New headmistress for St Mary’s School Cambridge independentschoolmanagement.co.uk · 24/11/2023
• Q&A with Charlotte Avery of St Mary's School, Cambridge thecatholicherald.com · 31/08/2023

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Wild in Art — “This innovative art project is led by Wild in Art, together with children’s charity Break, and Principal Partner, Cambridge Business Improve…” (source page)
• Break — “This innovative art project is led by Wild in Art, together with children’s charity Break, and Principal Partner, Cambridge Business Improve…” (source page)
• Cambridge Business Improvement District — “This innovative art project is led by Wild in Art, together with children’s charity Break, and Principal Partner, Cambridge Business Improve…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 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 · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~15.1 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 (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: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Braden Howarth
• Christepher Hald
• Colin Jones
• Helen Fernandes
• Jeremy Pyne · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kamal Ved
• RONALD HAYNES · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sister Gemma Simmonds
• Susan Louise Gibson
• VINCENT ANANDRAJ
• Veronique Thouroude

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Essex · Hertfordshire · Suffolk

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARY'S SCHOOL, HAMPSTEAD.

• ST MARY'S SCHOOL, HAMPSTEAD income £4.5m
• ST MARY'S SCHOOL (COLCHESTER) LIMITED income £7.0m
• ST MARYS NURSERY, CAMBERLEY income £245k
• THE PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CAMBRIDGE ST MARY THE GREAT WITH ST MICHAEL income £1.6m
• ST MARY'S HARE PARK SCHOOL income £1.6m
• THE CHURCH SCHOOLS OF CAMBRIDGE (THE OLD SCHOOLS) income £378k

Side by side with its peers

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