BRYANSTON SCHOOL INCORPORATED

Registered charity 306210 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRYANSTON SCHOOL AMENITIES FUND

The charity aims to advance the education of boys and girls by the provision of a day and boarding school in or near Blandford Forum, Dorset and by other incidental and ancillary educational activities and other associated activities for the benefit of the community.

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Latest income

£31.0m

Latest spending

£30.8m

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £284,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £35.2 million. The trustees confirmed that the school has sufficient working capital to meet its needs for the foreseeable future and identified no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £35.2m)

“The Governors monitor the level of cash reserves on a monthly and termly basis and review the policy on an annual basis. The Governors are satisfied that the school has sufficient working capital to meet it needs for the foreseeable future and to enable it to manage and respond to unforeseen situations.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Rent charge by Bryanston School to subsidiary

“During the year the following transactions took place with Bryanston Conference Centre Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bryanston School: Rent charge by Bryanston School £12,000 (2024: £12,000). Interest charged by Bryanston School on the inter-company balances £nil (2024: £nil). The transfer under gift aid of the taxable profit of Bryanston Conference Centre Limited to Bryanston School £577,163 (2024: £542,420). The balance outstanding on 31 August 2025 and due from Bryanston School was £142,479 (2024: due from Bryanston School £195,926). During the year Bryanston school received donations from Governors amounting to £5,190 (2024: £2,020). During the year Bryanston School received a grant of £125,769 (2024: £124,988) from The Bryanston Foundation, a charitable trust controlled by Bryanston School. The balance outstanding and due to Bryanston School on 31 August 2025 was £129,657 (2024: £nil). ” — page 33

“During the year the following transactions took place with Bryanston Conference Centre Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bryanston School: Rent charge by Bryanston School £12,000 (2024: £12,000). Interest charged by Bryanston School on the inter-company balances £nil (2024: £nil). The transfer under gift aid of the taxable profit of Bryanston Conference Centre Limited to Bryanston School £577,163 (2024: £542,420). The balance outstanding on 31 August 2025 and due from Bryanston School was £142,479 (2024: due from Bryanston School £195,926). During the year Bryanston school received donations from Governors amounting to £5,190 (2024: £2,020). During the year Bryanston School received a grant of £125,769 (2024: £124,988) from The Bryanston Foundation, a charitable trust controlled by Bryanston School. The balance outstanding and due to Bryanston School on 31 August 2025 was £129,657 (2024: £nil). ” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Gift aid from subsidiary

“During the year the following transactions took place with Bryanston Conference Centre Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bryanston School: Rent charge by Bryanston School £12,000 (2024: £12,000). Interest charged by Bryanston School on the inter-company balances £nil (2024: £nil). The transfer under gift aid of the taxable profit of Bryanston Conference Centre Limited to Bryanston School £577,163 (2024: £542,420). The balance outstanding on 31 August 2025 and due from Bryanston School was £142,479 (2024: due from Bryanston School £195,926). During the year Bryanston school received donations from Governors amounting to £5,190 (2024: £2,020). During the year Bryanston School received a grant of £125,769 (2024: £124,988) from The Bryanston Foundation, a charitable trust controlled by Bryanston School. The balance outstanding and due to Bryanston School on 31 August 2025 was £129,657 (2024: £nil). ” — page 33

“During the year the following transactions took place with Bryanston Conference Centre Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bryanston School: Rent charge by Bryanston School £12,000 (2024: £12,000). Interest charged by Bryanston School on the inter-company balances £nil (2024: £nil). The transfer under gift aid of the taxable profit of Bryanston Conference Centre Limited to Bryanston School £577,163 (2024: £542,420). The balance outstanding on 31 August 2025 and due from Bryanston School was £142,479 (2024: due from Bryanston School £195,926). During the year Bryanston school received donations from Governors amounting to £5,190 (2024: £2,020). During the year Bryanston School received a grant of £125,769 (2024: £124,988) from The Bryanston Foundation, a charitable trust controlled by Bryanston School. The balance outstanding and due to Bryanston School on 31 August 2025 was £129,657 (2024: £nil). ” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from Governors

“During the year the following transactions took place with Bryanston Conference Centre Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bryanston School: Rent charge by Bryanston School £12,000 (2024: £12,000). Interest charged by Bryanston School on the inter-company balances £nil (2024: £nil). The transfer under gift aid of the taxable profit of Bryanston Conference Centre Limited to Bryanston School £577,163 (2024: £542,420). The balance outstanding on 31 August 2025 and due from Bryanston School was £142,479 (2024: due from Bryanston School £195,926). During the year Bryanston school received donations from Governors amounting to £5,190 (2024: £2,020). During the year Bryanston School received a grant of £125,769 (2024: £124,988) from The Bryanston Foundation, a charitable trust controlled by Bryanston School. The balance outstanding and due to Bryanston School on 31 August 2025 was £129,657 (2024: £nil). ” — page 33

“During the year the following transactions took place with Bryanston Conference Centre Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bryanston School: Rent charge by Bryanston School £12,000 (2024: £12,000). Interest charged by Bryanston School on the inter-company balances £nil (2024: £nil). The transfer under gift aid of the taxable profit of Bryanston Conference Centre Limited to Bryanston School £577,163 (2024: £542,420). The balance outstanding on 31 August 2025 and due from Bryanston School was £142,479 (2024: due from Bryanston School £195,926). During the year Bryanston school received donations from Governors amounting to £5,190 (2024: £2,020). During the year Bryanston School received a grant of £125,769 (2024: £124,988) from The Bryanston Foundation, a charitable trust controlled by Bryanston School. The balance outstanding and due to Bryanston School on 31 August 2025 was £129,657 (2024: £nil). ” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant from Bryanston Foundation

“During the year the following transactions took place with Bryanston Conference Centre Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bryanston School: Rent charge by Bryanston School £12,000 (2024: £12,000). Interest charged by Bryanston School on the inter-company balances £nil (2024: £nil). The transfer under gift aid of the taxable profit of Bryanston Conference Centre Limited to Bryanston School £577,163 (2024: £542,420). The balance outstanding on 31 August 2025 and due from Bryanston School was £142,479 (2024: due from Bryanston School £195,926). During the year Bryanston school received donations from Governors amounting to £5,190 (2024: £2,020). During the year Bryanston School received a grant of £125,769 (2024: £124,988) from The Bryanston Foundation, a charitable trust controlled by Bryanston School. The balance outstanding and due to Bryanston School on 31 August 2025 was £129,657 (2024: £nil). ” — page 33

“During the year the following transactions took place with Bryanston Conference Centre Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bryanston School: Rent charge by Bryanston School £12,000 (2024: £12,000). Interest charged by Bryanston School on the inter-company balances £nil (2024: £nil). The transfer under gift aid of the taxable profit of Bryanston Conference Centre Limited to Bryanston School £577,163 (2024: £542,420). The balance outstanding on 31 August 2025 and due from Bryanston School was £142,479 (2024: due from Bryanston School £195,926). During the year Bryanston school received donations from Governors amounting to £5,190 (2024: £2,020). During the year Bryanston School received a grant of £125,769 (2024: £124,988) from The Bryanston Foundation, a charitable trust controlled by Bryanston School. The balance outstanding and due to Bryanston School on 31 August 2025 was £129,657 (2024: £nil). ” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Bryanston Conference Centre Limited

“The commercial activities at the School are carried out by a separate company, Bryanston Conference Centre Limited, a company registered in England (company no. 1111950). The School owns all the shares in the company and its annual profit is paid to the School under gift aid.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bryanston School (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Richard Jones — Head (source)
Titus Edge — Executive Head (source)
Dominic Floyd — Head of Bryanston Prep (source)
Simon Ridley — Senior Deputy Head - Operations, Co-Curricular and Partnerships (source)
Anneka Green — Head of Lower Prep and DDSL Bryanston Prep (source)
Harry Montacute — Deputy Head - Academic and Behaviour, Bryanston Prep DSL (source)

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £2.5m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (4,382 followers) · instagram (12K followers)

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

Total income

£31.0m

Total spending

£30.8m

Cost of raising funds

£96k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

617

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

BENEDICT PETER BROAD
Dr Joseph Arthur Francis Spence · trustee of 1 other charity
Eric Rhys Benedict
Hugo Francis William Hawkings
JOHN ANDREW FRANCIS FORTESCUE
LOUISE MARCELLE VICTORIA SODEN
NATALIE BICKFORD
Paul David Barnett
Philippe Paul Chappatte · trustee of 1 other charity
Professor Clive Henry Buckberry
RUPERT WILLIAM SWALLOW
Richard Jeremy Tucker
Timothy Mark Macdougall Patten

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£31.0m	£30.8m
31/08/2024	£32.0m	£31.8m
31/08/2023	£29.4m	£29.9m
31/08/2022	£27.7m	£28.0m
31/08/2021	£23.8m	£23.1m

Common questions

Is BRYANSTON SCHOOL INCORPORATED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £284,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £35.2 million. The trustees confirmed that the school has sufficient working capital to meet its needs for the foreseeable future and identified no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Who funds BRYANSTON SCHOOL INCORPORATED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRYANSTON SCHOOL INCORPORATED as a grant recipient include PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£10k

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
BROMSGROVE SCHOOL FOUNDATION	1	£124k
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£75k

Charities like this

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

BROMSGROVE SCHOOL income £45.5m
THE SHERBORNE SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £506k
BEACHBOROUGH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £7.3m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY BRYANSTON SQUARE WITH ST MARK ST MARYLEBONE income £1.4m
Braunston Preschool CIO income £162k
DENSTONE COLLEGE LIMITED income £16.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRYANSTON SCHOOL INCORPORATED	£31.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BROMSGROVE SCHOOL FY2025	£45.5m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE SHERBORNE SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025	£506k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEACHBOROUGH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£7.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY BRYANSTON SQUARE WITH ST MARK ST MARYLEBONE FY2024	£1.4m	Over £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
Braunston Preschool CIO FY2025	£162k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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