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MOULSFORD PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 309643 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MOULSFORD PREP SCHOOL

Education of boys and girls from three years to thirteen years.

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Latest income
£7.0m
Latest spending
£6.9m
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £72,578 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £9,142,438. The trustees note that while the school expects to operate at a net loss for the next three years due to sector headwinds like VAT and increased costs, it remains cash positive and its balance sheet is strong.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: School fees (98% of income)
“The principal source of income is fees accounting for 98% of the School’s income but the School is taking steps to diversify its income.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governor reimbursement
“During the year, three Governors were reimbursed for expenses totalling £2,114 that were incurred during the course of their roles.” — page 34
“Mr R Williams was engaged by the school to provide specialist training services for which payments totalled £3,423 and nil was outstanding at the year end.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governor employment (training)
“During the year, three Governors were reimbursed for expenses totalling £2,114 that were incurred during the course of their roles.” — page 34
“Mr R Williams was engaged by the school to provide specialist training services for which payments totalled £3,423 and nil was outstanding at the year end.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governor employment (teaching)
“During the year, three Governors were reimbursed for expenses totalling £2,114 that were incurred during the course of their roles.” — page 34
“Mr R Williams was engaged by the school to provide specialist training services for which payments totalled £3,423 and nil was outstanding at the year end.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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)

10 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£7.0m
Total spending
£6.9m
Reserves (reported)
£9.2m
Employees
91

Reported reserves equal ~15.9 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 (98% 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: 0.0% 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: Buckinghamshire · Oxfordshire · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£7.0m£6.9m
31/08/2024£7.3m£6.9m
31/08/2023£7.1m£6.7m
31/08/2022£6.6m£6.1m
31/08/2021£6.0m£5.6m

Common questions

Is MOULSFORD PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £72,578 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £9,142,438. The trustees note that while the school expects to operate at a net loss for the next three years due to sector headwinds like VAT and increased costs, it remains cash positive and its balance sheet is strong. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend.

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 GROCERS' CHARITY1£86k
BCH TRUST1£0

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MOULSFORD PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED£7.0m——unclear—no doubt
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE SCHOOL FY2024£4.8m£130,001 - £140,000—below—not going concern
THE NEWCASTLE PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.5m——unclear—no doubt
EVERSFIELD PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.4m£120,001 - £130,0006unclear—no doubt
MOSSBOURNE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO FY2025£587k—0above—no doubt
MOULTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£115k—0unclear—no doubt

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