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CLAYESMORE SCHOOL

Registered charity 306214 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£14.8m
Latest spending
£15.5m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £884,086 for the year ended 31 August 2024, resulting in total free reserves of £8,123,259. The trustees have determined that the financial statements must be prepared on a basis other than going concern because the school's trade, assets, and liabilities are being transferred to the Inspired Learning Group on 1 September 2025.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Invest surplus in developing buildings, equipment and resources (held: £8.1m)
“The School’s policy is to invest any surplus generated from the running of the School in developing the buildings, equipment and resources of the School.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“As the charity will be ceasing to trade as a school on 1 September 2025 the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 08/09/2025)

Total income
£14.8m
Total spending
£15.5m
Cost of raising funds
£1k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
228

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

Trustees

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
08/09/2025£14.8m£15.5m
31/08/2024£14.5m£15.4m
31/08/2023£14.3m£14.2m
31/08/2022£14.6m£14.2m
31/08/2021£13.1m£13.0m

Common questions

Is CLAYESMORE SCHOOL financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £884,086 for the year ended 31 August 2024, resulting in total free reserves of £8,123,259. The trustees have determined that the financial statements must be prepared on a basis other than going concern because the school's trade, assets, and liabilities are being transferred to the Inspired Learning Group on 1 September 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Fawcetts LLP.