B A S SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 306998 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BATTLE ABBEY SCHOOL

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Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the strategic priority to create an uncommitted fund of about £2M was achieved in August 2022, with reserves principally represented by fixed assets held for charitable use. The Charity maintains financial security through consistent fee income and risk management, including fixed-rate lending and advance fee payments. Governors monitor key performance indicators such as salary costs and cash reserves to ensure long-term viability.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Hannah Blake — Headteacher (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.

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

• John Matthew Leonard Kingwell CBEchair
• IAN SCOTT MERCER CBE
• Paul Joyce
• Philip Owen Padgham
• Philippa Adams
• Rebecca Upton
• Tara Juliet Gallagher
• Thomas Couchman

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

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