SANDROYD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 309490 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

EDUCATION - INDEPENDENT PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Objects

TO ACCEPT AS A GIFT OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE AND TAKE OVER AND CARRY ON AND DEVELOP THE ASSETS, PROPERTY AND UNDERTAKING OF SANDROYD SCHOOL LIMITED ON SUCH TERMS (IF ANY) AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE GOVERNORS OF THE SCHOOL MAY THINK FIT;TO ACQUIRE AND CARRY ON IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ANY BOARDING OR DAY SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF EITHER SEX OR BOTH SEXES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£5.1m
Latest spending
£5.3m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets decreased to £4,046,798 from £4,200,739 in the prior year, driven by a net surplus before depreciation of £138,864. The charity reports no free reserves, with a policy to apply any operating surplus to facility development or bank borrowing repayment. The entity remains in a position to meet its day-to-day working capital requirements through agreed loan and overdraft facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The school does not carry free reserves. It is the policy of the Governors to apply any operating surplus to the development and improvement of the fabric and facilities of the school, and/or to the repayment of bank borrowing.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Governor Felicity Wilson received £3,331 for dance tuition services.
“Felicity Wilson, a governor was paid £3,331 (2024 - £3,223) during the year for dance tuition provided to pupils.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governor paid for services
“Felicity Wilson, a governor was paid £3,331 (2024 - £3,223) during the year for dance tuition provided to pupils. This was paid at the same hourly rate as other dance teachers. This transaction was conducted at arm’s length.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£70,001–£80,000: 2; £120,001–£130,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£70,001–£80,000: 2; £120,001–£130,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sandroyd School Trust (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)

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 31/08/2025)

Total income
£5.1m
Total spending
£5.3m
Cost of raising funds
£41k
Reserves (reported)
£3.5m
Employees
138

Reported reserves equal ~8.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£5.1m£5.3m
31/08/2024£5.5m£5.5m
31/08/2023£5.4m£5.3m
31/08/2022£5.1m£5.1m
31/08/2021£4.7m£4.6m

Common questions

Is SANDROYD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets decreased to £4,046,798 from £4,200,739 in the prior year, driven by a net surplus before depreciation of £138,864. The charity reports no free reserves, with a policy to apply any operating surplus to facility development or bank borrowing repayment. The entity remains in a position to meet its day-to-day working capital requirements through agreed loan and overdraft facilities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Fawcetts LLP.

Who funds SANDROYD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SANDROYD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include DUMBRECK CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2025£1kMiscellaneous

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/06/2013£5k"Restoration of the Sandroyd Tower Clock"

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SANDROYD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED£5.1m——below—no doubt
SARUM HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.0m——above—no doubt
NEW LONDON EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2024£101k—0unclear—no doubt
ALL & SUNDRY PRODUCTIONS FY2025£50k—0unclear—no doubt
N D EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt
THE SOUTHDOWN SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£144k—0above—no doubt

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