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ELSTREE SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 309101 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£7.4m
Latest spending
£6.5m
Registered
1961
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £825,624 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £7,353,746 against total expenditure of £6,533,567. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a liquid reserve policy to cover unexpected expenditure and fund building maintenance, with total funds at year-end amounting to £7,811,463. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The maintenance of a liquid reserve to provide cover for unexpected but unavoidable items of expenditure which cannot be funded from current income. (held: £7.8m)
“The maintenance of a liquid reserve to provide cover for unexpected but unavoidable items of expenditure which cannot be funded from current income.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governors and senior management have children/grandchildren who are pupils; transactions are at arms length.
“There are governors and members of the senior management team who are associated with the School by either having grand children or children who are pupils at the School. All transactions are at arms length and in the normal course of business. There are no further related party disclosure that require disclosure.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£7.4m
Total spending
£6.5m
Cost of raising funds
£70k
Reserves (reported)
£7.8m
Employees
104

Reported reserves equal ~14.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£7.4m£6.5m
31/08/2024£6.5m£5.9m
31/08/2023£5.5m£5.4m
31/08/2022£4.9m£4.8m
31/08/2021£4.1m£4.4m

Common questions

Is ELSTREE SCHOOL LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £825,624 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £7,353,746 against total expenditure of £6,533,567. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a liquid reserve policy to cover unexpected expenditure and fund building maintenance, with total funds at year-end amounting to £7,811,463. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.