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SIDCOT SCHOOL

Registered charity 296491 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SIDCOT ACADEMIC ENGLISH SCHOOL, SIDCOT JUNIOR SCHOOL, SIDCOT SCHOOL TRUST

THE SCHOOL'S AIM IS TO PROVIDE A FIRST CLASS INDEPENDENT EDUCATION, FOR BOTH DAY AND BOARDING PUPILS, ENCOURAGING EACH INDIVIDUAL TO BELIEVE IN AND EXPLORE THEIR OWN POTENTIAL. THE SCHOOL OPERATES "IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY OF FRIENDS AND OTHERS"

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Latest income
£15.0m
Latest spending
£13.5m
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £16.2m at year end, with positive free reserves of £1.2m after £15m was deployed in premises and equipment. The net incoming resources for the year were £308k, and the Governors consider that unrestricted reserves should be increased over the next 5 years to safeguard the long-term future of the School.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £120,001 - £130,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“In the band £120,001 - £130,000” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: increased over the next 5 years (held: £1.2m)
“The Governors consider that it is important that unrestricted reserves should be increased over the next 5 years in order to safeguard the long-term future of the School” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: During the year Sidcot School purchased services from a company for which a Trustee is employed totalling £1,010 (2024: £1,194).
“During the year Sidcot School purchased services from a company for which a Trustee is employed totalling £1,010 (2024: £1,194).” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £16.1m
“This valuation showed assets of £514.9m, liabilities of £531.0m and a deficit of £16.1m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Sidcot Leisure Activities Limited, Sidcot International Limited
“The School has two wholly owned non-charitable subsidiary companies, Sidcot Leisure Activities Limited and Sidcot International Limited.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

SIDCOT LEISURE ACTIVITIES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • No intra-group transactions or balances disclosed.
SIDCOT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    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)

    8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold); recorded price paid £480k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

    Total income
    £15.0m
    Total spending
    £13.5m
    Cost of raising funds
    £118k
    Reserves (reported)
    £16.2m
    Employees
    280

    Reported reserves equal ~14.4 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 (81% 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: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: North Somerset

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/08/2025£15.0m£13.5m
    31/08/2024£15.0m£13.7m
    31/08/2023£14.1m£12.8m
    31/08/2022£12.3m£11.5m
    31/08/2021£10.6m£10.7m

    Common questions

    Is SIDCOT SCHOOL financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £16.2m at year end, with positive free reserves of £1.2m after £15m was deployed in premises and equipment. The net incoming resources for the year were £308k, and the Governors consider that unrestricted reserves should be increased over the next 5 years to safeguard the long-term future of the School. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.

    What does the highest-paid employee of SIDCOT SCHOOL earn?

    Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,001 - £130,000 band.

    Who funds SIDCOT SCHOOL?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name SIDCOT SCHOOL as a grant recipient include THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY, THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION).

    Known funders

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

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£74kCentenary
    THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)FY2025£60kDonations
    THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2021£35kRepeat grant
    THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)FY2022£32kDonations
    THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)FY2023£32kDonations
    THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£25kEducation
    THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2023£25kEducation
    THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)FY2024£25kDonations
    THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2024£3kEducation

    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 MILLENNIUM TRUST1£2.5m
    The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation1£750k
    SF FOUNDATION1£450k
    THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£200k
    LONIA LIMITED1£85k
    GIVE US A CHANCE1£75k
    THE DJANOGLY FOUNDATION1£30k
    TOBY AND REGINA WYLES CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TAUNTON SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL CHARITY.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    SIDCOT SCHOOL£15.0m£120,001 - £130,000—unclear—no doubt
    TAUNTON SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL CHARITY FY2025£30.5m£160,001 - £170,000—below—no doubt
    SIBFORD SCHOOL FY2025£7.9m——unclear—material uncertainty
    SILCOATES SCHOOL FY2025£6.9m£110,001 - £120,000—below—no doubt
    SIDE BY SIDE SCHOOL LTD FY2026£575k—0unclear—noted
    HOLLYGIRT SCHOOL FY2025£3.2m——unclear—noted

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