ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL ASCOT TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 309088 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL ASCOT, ST GEORGES SCHOOL ASCOT

Independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11-18

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Latest income
£7.7m
Latest spending
£8.2m
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £488,101 for the year ended 31 July 2025, a shift from the previous year's surplus, driven by VAT on fees and increased operating costs. Per the trustees' report, the financial statements are prepared on a basis other than going concern due to a merger deed entered into in January 2026, under which the charity will cease operations and be wound up in summer 2026.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £140,001 - £150,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“In the band £140,001 - £150,000” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The following number of employees exceeded £60,000 emoluments” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: to build up free reserves to meet demands for further expenditure out of annual operating surpluses to equip the School with the up-to-date facilities needed to improve and maintain the standard of educational services, pastoral and sporting facilities. (held: £11.9m)
“to build up free reserves to meet demands for further expenditure out of annual operating surpluses to equip the School with the up-to-date facilities needed to improve and maintain the standard of educational services, pastoral and sporting facilities.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“the financial statements have not been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governor's daughter
“One Governor had a daughter at the School during the year (1 in 2024). The Governor received no fee remission for their role as a governor.” — page 33
“Distribution of profits from subsidiary to the School under gift aid £121,595 (2024 £102,811)” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Subsidiary profit distribution
“One Governor had a daughter at the School during the year (1 in 2024). The Governor received no fee remission for their role as a governor.” — page 33
“Distribution of profits from subsidiary to the School under gift aid £121,595 (2024 £102,811)” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £665k
“the net present value of the future contributions for the ISPS Defined Benefit Scheme required over 17 years to clear the funding deficit, is £664,585” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: St George’s Ascot Enterprises Limited
“The Group is structured around St George’s School Ascot Trust Limited and there is one subsidiary company, St George’s Ascot Enterprises Limited company registration number 09555349.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

ST GEORGE'S ASCOT ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £165k
  • Profit before tax: £122k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £122k
  • Amounts owed to group undertakings: £140,328
“During the year £121,595 was donated under gift aid to the parent undertaking, St George's Ascot Trust Limited (2024 £102,811)”

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £379k. 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
£7.7m
Total spending
£8.2m
Cost of raising funds
£220k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
143

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 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 (91% 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: 2.9% 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: Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£7.7m£8.2m
31/07/2024£8.5m£8.0m
31/07/2023£7.9m£7.3m
31/07/2022£6.8m£6.7m
31/07/2021£6.2m£6.2m

Common questions

Is ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL ASCOT TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £488,101 for the year ended 31 July 2025, a shift from the previous year's surplus, driven by VAT on fees and increased operating costs. Per the trustees' report, the financial statements are prepared on a basis other than going concern due to a merger deed entered into in January 2026, under which the charity will cease operations and be wound up in summer 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL ASCOT TRUST LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £140,001 - £150,000 band, and 1 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.5m
THE CADOGAN CHARITY1£300k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL ASCOT TRUST LIMITED£7.7m£140,001 - £150,0001unclear—not going concern
HEATHFIELD SCHOOL FY2025£0——below—noted
AYSGARTH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.9m—0unclear—not going concern
ST HUGH'S SCHOOL (CARSWELL) TRUST LIMITED FY2025£7.5m£140,001 - £150,000—unclear—no doubt
ST CHRISTOPHER'S SCHOOL TRUST (EPSOM) LIMITED FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—noted
ST MARY'S SCHOOL (COLCHESTER) LIMITED FY2025£7.0m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt

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