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WESTBROOK HAY EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 292537 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WESTBROOK HAY PREPARATORY SCHOOL, WESTBROOK HAY SCHOOL · filing overdue (register status)

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Latest income
£5.7m
Latest spending
£5.5m
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £202,333 for the year ended 31 August 2024, with total funds standing at £6.2 million. However, the financial statements were prepared on a basis other than going concern following the board's decision to merge with the Mill Hill Education Group from 1 September 2025.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: use revenue surpluses to improve the facilities and the overall educational service provided (held: £6.2m)
“The Governors have a long standing policy to use revenue surpluses to improve the facilities and the overall educational service provided.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern as described in note 2.2.” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hillier Hopkins 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income
£5.7m
Total spending
£5.5m
Reserves (reported)
£6.2m
Employees
71

Reported reserves equal ~13.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025——
31/08/2024£5.7m£5.5m
31/08/2023£5.2m£5.3m
31/08/2022£4.8m£4.7m
31/08/2021£4.4m£4.2m

Common questions

Is WESTBROOK HAY EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £202,333 for the year ended 31 August 2024, with total funds standing at £6.2 million. However, the financial statements were prepared on a basis other than going concern following the board's decision to merge with the Mill Hill Education Group from 1 September 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Hillier Hopkins LLP.