ESCP EUROPE - BUSINESS SCHOOL
Post Graduate Higher Education Teaching, Research and Executive Education
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated loss of £0.4m for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £0.2m. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on a letter of financial support from its parent entity and ongoing financing to maintain going concern status, noting that it had net current liabilities of £2.6m at year-end.
What the accounts disclose
“The Charity wholly owns ESCP Europe Corporate Services Limited, the objects of which are to carry on business as providers of executive education and training.” — page 10
In the news
- HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco addresses students at the ESCP Europe Business School in Paris during the conference
- ESCP Europe Business School
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 01876779
- Trading subsidiary: ESCP EUROPE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED Companies House 07468929 · Financial health read from its filings
- Turnover: £790k
- Profit before tax: £93k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £93k
- Creditors: amounts owed to group undertakings £382,497 (2024: £725,552); Debtors: amounts owed from group undertakings £0 (2024: £75,638). Related party transactions include income/recharges from ESCP Europe Business School (£76,355 debtor balance in 2024) and costs/recharges to ESCP Europe Business School (£378,863 incurred, £219,655 creditor balance in 2025).
“Donation gift aided to ESCP Europe Business Schoo! (92,801)”
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Leon Laulusa — Dean of ESCP
- Henri Giscard d’Estaing — Président de l’École du Leadership de Paris
Company officers (Companies House)
- MOTELAY, Nicolas Richard Marie on trustee list
- BUVAT, Hobilalaina (Hoby) on trustee list
- CLARKE, Julia, Professor on trustee list
- PIERRE, Nathalie on trustee list
- ANDRE LERUSTE, Cecile not on trustee list
- SAVARY, Damien Roger Benoit on trustee list
- JEANJEAN, Thomas on trustee list
- GOLD, David, Lord on trustee list
- LELLOUCHE, Joelle, Mme on trustee list
- BERTRAND, Sophie-Hermine
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Trustees
- LORD DAVID GOLDchair
- Cecile ANDRE LERUSTE
- Damien Savary
- Hobilalaina BUVAT
- Joelle Lellouche
- Julia CLARKE
- Nathalie PIERRE
- Nicolas Motelay
- Thomas Jeanjean
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £17.3m | £17.5m |
| 31/12/2024 | £17.1m | £17.4m |
| 31/12/2023 | £14.5m | £11.7m |
| 31/12/2022 | £11.8m | £13.5m |
| 31/12/2021 | £12.6m | £14.4m |
Common questions
Is ESCP EUROPE - BUSINESS SCHOOL financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated loss of £0.4m for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £0.2m. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on a letter of financial support from its parent entity and ongoing financing to maintain going concern status, noting that it had net current liabilities of £2.6m at year-end. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE JERUSALEM TRUST | 1 | £50k |
| THE S M B TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOOD | 1 | £10k |
| THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| CROXLEY GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH | 1 | £8k |
| St Andrews Chorleywood PCC | 1 | £4k |
| WESTBOURNE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH | 1 | £1k |
| FRANCE MISSION | 1 | £984 |
Charities like this
- EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
- HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL LTD
- EDHEC CHARITABLE TRUST
- LONDON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS STUDIES
- National Centre For Universities and Business
- RUDOLF STEINER PRESS
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESCP EUROPE - BUSINESS SCHOOL | £17.3m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT | £1.1m | £90,001 - £100,000 | — | above | — | no doubt |
| HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL LTD | £19.7m | £145,000 - £149,999 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EDHEC CHARITABLE TRUST | £260k | — | 0 | unclear | 1.4% | no doubt |
| LONDON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS STUDIES | £1.9m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| National Centre For Universities and Business | £2.9m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |