PENNTHORPE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 307043 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PENNTHORPE SCHOOL

Provision of education to pupils aged between 2 and 13.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£3.9m

Latest spending

£4.2m

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £306,008 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a net incoming resource in the prior year. The trustees report that uncommitted reserves stand at £3,781,676, but note that fixed assets of £4,288,354 mean there are no free reserves available for immediate requirement, while the policy target is 12 weeks' funding of total expenditure. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,000 - £109,999 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)

“£100,000 - £109,999 1 1” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 4

“Staff with emoluments more than £60,000 per annum in the following bands are: 2025 2024 Number Number £60,000 - £69,999 1 - £70,000 - £79,999 2 - £100,000 - £109,999 1 1” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income)

“Charitable activities 8 3,827,277 - 3,827,277 3,939,242” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3.8m; policy: 12 weeks’ funding of total expenditure)

“Uncommitted reserves this year stand at £3,781,676. Of these reserves, a total of £4,288,354 comprise the charity's fixed assets, a significant portion of which is represented by freehold land and buildings. This does not leave any free reserves available for immediate requirement. The Governing Body has a target of 12 weeks’ funding of total expenditure without placing reliance on externa! funding.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Three governors had children/grandchildren at the school, fees were charged at normal rates with no discounts for being governors at the school. During the year the son of one of the governors was employed by the school.

“Three of the governors had children/grandchildren at the school, fees were charged at normal rates with no discounts for being governors at the school. Ouring the year the son of one of the governors was employed by the school.” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 00799603

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Jon Marler — Head of School (source)
Dominic Mott — Head of College at Hurstpierpoint College (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.

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.

MACK, Karen Margaret — director, appointed 29/04/2026on trustee list
SMITH, Iain Lindsay — director, appointed 12/12/2024on trustee list
NEATHERCOAT, Franklin — director, appointed 28/11/2024on trustee list
HARRISON, Emily — director, appointed 17/04/2024on trustee list
PROFFITT, Michael — director, appointed 31/05/2023on trustee list
SHARKEY, Richard — director, appointed 16/05/2023on trustee list
CREED, Nicholas — director, appointed 31/03/2023on trustee list
KAY, Diana — director, appointed 29/03/2023on trustee list
FLOWERDAY, Paul — secretary, appointed 09/07/2024

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

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

Total income

£3.9m

Total spending

£4.2m

Cost of raising funds

£37k

Reserves (reported)

£3.8m

Employees

72

Reported reserves equal ~10.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Sharkeychair
Diana Kay
Emily Harrison
Franklin Neathercoat
Iain Smith
Karen Mack · trustee of 1 other charity
Michael Proffitt
Nicholas Creed

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£3.9m	£4.2m
31/08/2024	£4.0m	£3.9m
31/08/2023	£3.5m	£3.7m
31/08/2022	£3.5m	£3.4m
31/08/2021	£3.4m	£3.3m

Common questions

Is PENNTHORPE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £306,008 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a net incoming resource in the prior year. The trustees report that uncommitted reserves stand at £3,781,676, but note that fixed assets of £4,288,354 mean there are no free reserves available for immediate requirement, while the policy target is 12 weeks' funding of total expenditure. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

What does the highest-paid employee of PENNTHORPE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,000 - £109,999 band, and 4 employees earned over £60,000.

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
SHREWSBURY SCHOOL FOUNDATION	1	£2.2m
THE CHEAM FOUNDATION	1	£172k

Charities like this

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

COPTHORNE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £2.6m
WESTBOURNE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £4.7m
SHREWSBURY SCHOOL income £39.3m
OAKHILL EDUCATION TRUST income £1.8m
THE GODSTOWE PREPARATORY SCHOOL COMPANY LIMITED income £8.3m
CHEAM SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £9.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PENNTHORPE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED	£3.9m	£100,000 - £109,999	4	below	—	no doubt
COPTHORNE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£2.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WESTBOURNE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£4.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHREWSBURY SCHOOL FY2025	£39.3m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
OAKHILL EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£1.8m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GODSTOWE PREPARATORY SCHOOL COMPANY LIMITED FY2024	£8.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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