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BABINGTON HOUSE SCHOOL LTD

Registered charity 307914 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£8.4m
Latest spending
£8.0m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of income over expenditure of £546,356 for the year ended 31 August 2025. Free reserves, excluding secured balances, amounted to £573,880, while the actual cash balance was £2,258,546. The Trustees confirmed there is no material uncertainty relating to going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £110,001 - £120,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £78k)
“In the band £110,001 - £120,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of operational costs (held: £574k)
“Trustees aim to maintain at least three months of operational costs as cash balances” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: School fees charged to Directors who have children in attendance, on an arm's length basis.
“There are relationships with some of the Directors who have children in attendance at the school. School fees are charged to these Directors in line with all pupils on an arm's length basis.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£8.5m
Total spending
£8.0m
Reserves (reported)
£574k
Employees
143

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bromley · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£8.4m£8.0m
31/08/2024£8.0m£7.3m
31/08/2023£7.1m£6.4m
31/08/2022£6.1m£5.6m
31/08/2021£5.6m£5.4m

Common questions

Is BABINGTON HOUSE SCHOOL LTD financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of income over expenditure of £546,356 for the year ended 31 August 2025. Free reserves, excluding secured balances, amounted to £573,880, while the actual cash balance was £2,258,546. The Trustees confirmed there is no material uncertainty relating to going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of BABINGTON HOUSE SCHOOL LTD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £110,001 - £120,000 band.