ST NICHOLAS' SCHOOL (FLEET) EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 307341 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL

The principal activity of the School is an independent day school for girls aged 3 to 16 and boys aged 3 to 7 years.

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Latest income
£5.5m
Latest spending
£5.4m
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the company held unrestricted reserves of £5.6 million at the year-end, with a net increase in funds of £85,198 for the period. The trustees report that cash generation was strong and resources are adequate to continue operations for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: build up its free reserves (held: £5.6m)
“The policy of the Governors is to continue to use the operating surpluses to improve the current facilities and use any excess surplus in order to build up its free reserves.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The School purchases trustees’ indemnity insurance and the premium, which is not separately identifiable, is believed to be approximately £272 (2024: £272).
“The School purchases trustees’ indemnity insurance and the premium, which is not separately identifiable, is believed to be approximately £272 (2024: £272). One Governor had two children at the School and paid fees at published rates for both years. Total expenses amounting to £1,038 were reimbursed (2024:£NIL)” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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
£5.5m
Total spending
£5.4m
Cost of raising funds
£36k
Reserves (reported)
£5.6m
Employees
71

Reported reserves equal ~12.4 months of spending — in the top quarter 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£5.5m£5.4m
31/07/2024£5.1m£5.0m
31/07/2023£4.8m£4.8m
31/07/2022£4.5m£4.4m
31/07/2021£4.1m£4.0m

Common questions

Is ST NICHOLAS' SCHOOL (FLEET) EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the company held unrestricted reserves of £5.6 million at the year-end, with a net increase in funds of £85,198 for the period. The trustees report that cash generation was strong and resources are adequate to continue operations for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Who funds ST NICHOLAS' SCHOOL (FLEET) EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST NICHOLAS' SCHOOL (FLEET) EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include CHRIST'S HOSPITAL OF ABINGDON.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHRIST'S HOSPITAL OF ABINGDONFY2023£18kSupport various activities

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England14/07/2014£30kPrimary Spaces

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST NICHOLAS' SCHOOL (FLEET) EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED£5.5m——unclear—no doubt
FELTONFLEET SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£8.1m——within—no doubt
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL (HARLOW) LIMITED FY2025£7.6m£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt
ST EDMUND'S SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£17.3m£230,000 - £240,000—above—no doubt
ST NICHOLAS PLAYGROUP FY2025£134k—0unclear—no doubt
ST OLAVE'S SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£3.4m£70,001 - £80,000—unclear—no doubt

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