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MAGDALEN COLLEGE SCHOOL OXFORD LIMITED

Registered charity 295785 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Independent day school for boys and girls

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Latest income
£24.7m
Latest spending
£22.8m
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net incoming resource of £4.0m for the year, with total income of £25.6m against total expenditure of £22.8m. The trustees report that free reserves of £9.1m are sufficient to meet at least one half term's predicted expenditure, and the auditors confirmed the appropriateness of the going concern basis despite the school's dependence on annually renewed bank facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £270,001 - £280,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £130k)
“In the band £270,001 - £280,000” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The School depends on its existing bank facilities to meet its day to day working capital requirements. Current forecasts indicate that the company expects to be able to operate within these facilities for the foreseeable future. These facilities are renewed annually and are not guaranteed for the period covered by the going concern review.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A close family member of a Governor is employed by the School
“A close family member of a Governor is employed by the School and their salary in the year was £33,410 with pension contributions of £3,341.” — page 53
“Subsidies paid to this company in the year were £210,512 (2024: £228,457)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Subsidies paid to Headington and MCS Bus Partnership Limited
“A close family member of a Governor is employed by the School and their salary in the year was £33,410 with pension contributions of £3,341.” — page 53
“Subsidies paid to this company in the year were £210,512 (2024: £228,457)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Governors
“A close family member of a Governor is employed by the School and their salary in the year was £33,410 with pension contributions of £3,341.” — page 53
“Subsidies paid to this company in the year were £210,512 (2024: £228,457)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £39800.0m
“The Valuation Report shows notional assets of £222.2bn and liabilities of £262bn, resulting in a scheme deficit of £39.8bn.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Magdalen College School Oxford (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£25.6m
Total spending
£22.8m
Cost of raising funds
£870k
Reserves (reported)
£9.1m
Employees
298

Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£24.7m£22.8m
31/07/2024£22.5m£22.0m
31/07/2023£21.3m£20.3m
31/07/2022£20.3m£18.1m
31/07/2021£20.7m£17.0m

Common questions

Is MAGDALEN COLLEGE SCHOOL OXFORD LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net incoming resource of £4.0m for the year, with total income of £25.6m against total expenditure of £22.8m. The trustees report that free reserves of £9.1m are sufficient to meet at least one half term's predicted expenditure, and the auditors confirmed the appropriateness of the going concern basis despite the school's dependence on annually renewed bank facilities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of MAGDALEN COLLEGE SCHOOL OXFORD LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £270,001 - £280,000 band.

Who funds MAGDALEN COLLEGE SCHOOL OXFORD LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MAGDALEN COLLEGE SCHOOL OXFORD LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUSTFY2023£1kFees

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
THE MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.2m
The Merchant Taylors' Foundation1£58k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£54k
THE JOHN SLATER FOUNDATION1£30k
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST1£24k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MAGDALEN COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MAGDALEN COLLEGE SCHOOL OXFORD LIMITED£24.7m£270,001 - £280,000—above—noted
THE MAGDALEN COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£10.1m—0no_policy—no doubt
MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FY2025£13.5m——unclear—no doubt
PALMERS GREEN HIGH SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£3.7m——unclear—not going concern
WOLVERHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£11.6m——unclear—no doubt
Highworth Grammar School Trust, School Fund FY2025£565k—0unclear—no doubt

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