BURGESS HILL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS COMPANY

Registered charity 307001 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BURGESS HILL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

The School is a day and boarding school providing independent education to girls from the ages of 3 to 18 years. The School provides education for boys aged 3 to 5 in the Nursery.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources were £9,511,372 against total expenditure of £9,339,133, resulting in a net income of £272,239. The charity holds unrestricted general reserves of £1,768,449, which the trustees note are retained to cover working capital, while the stated reserves policy aims to rebuild free reserves to cover between three and six months of operating costs. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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

Accounts audited by Affinia (Stratford). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold); recorded price paid £3.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Bethany Gavin
• Dr SIMON PEARD THORNTON-WOOD · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jessica Hunter
• Prof Paul Michael Marshall · trustee of 1 other charity
• Roy Hill · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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