ST SWITHUN'S SCHOOL (WINCHESTER)

Registered charity 307335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of education for girls and young children of both sexes in accordance with the principles of the Church of England and the letting of facilities for both charitable and commercial purposes.

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Latest income
£19.8m
Latest spending
£19.1m
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year and holds total net assets of £33.8m, including £31.6m in unrestricted funds. The trustees consider the school has adequate resources to continue activities for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding financial viability. Free reserves are reported as being below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately two months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: School fees (90% of income)
Included in total incoming resources of £19.8m is £17.9m of net school fees (90.4%) — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.1m; policy: approximately 2 months expenditure)
the trustees consider the target level of free reserves for the charity should be approximately 2 months expenditure (currently forecast at £3.3m) against which the figure reached in the current year, comprised as above, is £1.1m. — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: St Swithun’s School Letting Company Limited
The school holds the only share in one trading company, St Swithun’s School Letting Company Limited which utilises school assets for trading purposes. — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Swithuns School (Winchester) (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£19.8m
Total spending
£19.1m
Cost of raising funds
£305k
Reserves (reported)
£31.6m
Employees
340

Reported reserves equal ~19.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£19.8m£19.1m
31/07/2024£19.6m£19.2m
31/07/2023£17.8m£17.8m
31/07/2022£16.8m£16.3m
31/07/2021£16.7m£15.3m

Common questions

Is ST SWITHUN'S SCHOOL (WINCHESTER) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year and holds total net assets of £33.8m, including £31.6m in unrestricted funds. The trustees consider the school has adequate resources to continue activities for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding financial viability. Free reserves are reported as being below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately two months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.