ST CLEMENTS AND ST JAMES SCHOOL TRUST

Registered charity 294125 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity pays for education and teaching expenses, establishment and management expenses of St Clement and St James CE Primary School not otherwise provided, in promoting the education, social and physical training, music and other arts for the benefit of all pupils of St Clement and St James CE Primary School.

Objects

PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF CHILDREN ATTENDING AS PUPILS AT ST. CLEMENT'S AND ST. JAMES' CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL, WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (FOR DETAILS, SEE CLAUSE 5 OF SCHEME.)

Area of benefit: CATCHMENT AREA OF THE SCHOOL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Kensington and Chelsea, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£26k

Latest spending

£39k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £8,196 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £26,490 against expenditure of £39,352. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £63,542, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of unrestricted resources expended. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months of the unrestricted resources expended (held: £64k)

“The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (the free reserves) held by the charity should be between three and six months of the unrestricted resources expended.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Gunnel Welfordchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Charlotte O'Brien
Hugo Moore
Rosalind Sacher · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£26k	£39k
31/03/2024	£75k	£64k
31/03/2023	£46k	£26k
31/03/2022	£46k	£44k
31/03/2021	£49k	£515

Common questions

Is ST CLEMENTS AND ST JAMES SCHOOL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £8,196 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £26,490 against expenditure of £39,352. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £63,542, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of unrestricted resources expended. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE LINBURY TRUST	1	£150k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£100k
THE SOBELL FOUNDATION	1	£100k
THE CAMPDEN CHARITIES TRUSTEE	1	£45k
THE INTERNATIONAL BANKERS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	1	£15k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST. JAMES C.E. PRIMARY SCHOOL FUND.

ST. JAMES C.E. PRIMARY SCHOOL FUND income £68k
ST CLEMENT & ST JAMES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT income £1.3m
ST CHRISTOPHER'S SCHOOL (HAMPSTEAD) LIMITED income £5.5m
ST CHARLES CATHOLIC PRE SCHOOL income £154k
C P S PRESTON LTD income £1.2m
ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL (LEIGH-ON-SEA) LIMITED income £288.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST CLEMENTS AND ST JAMES SCHOOL TRUST	£26k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST. JAMES C.E. PRIMARY SCHOOL FUND FY2025	£68k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST CLEMENT & ST JAMES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FY2025	£1.3m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
ST CHRISTOPHER'S SCHOOL (HAMPSTEAD) LIMITED FY2025	£5.5m	£120,001 - £130,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST CHARLES CATHOLIC PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£154k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
C P S PRESTON LTD FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	material uncertainty

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