ST EDWARD'S SCHOOL

Registered charity 309681 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Charity are, for the benefit of the public, to promote and provide for the advancement of education of children and young people, in particular by providing, conducting, governing, carrying on and maintaining in the United Kingdom, or elsewhere, a boarding and/or day school, or schools.

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Latest income

£41.1m

Latest spending

£37.4m

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net operating gain of £3,612,000 and total unrestricted funds of £64,075,000 at year-end. The Trustees confirmed the organization has adequate resources to remain in operation for at least twelve months, citing strong cash flow and banking facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £210,000 - £220,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £130k)

“£210,000 - £220,000 1” — page 35

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: no specific target stated (held: £64.1m)

“The Trustees believe there is no need at the present time to build up a large general reserve given the strength of the group’s balance sheet” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Close relatives of key management personnel and Governors received remuneration (including pension contributions) of £93k in the year.

“Close relatives of key management personnel and Governors received remuneration (including pension contributions) of £93k in the year.” — page 50

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees

“Donations totalling £5,792 were received from Trustees during the year. (2024: £16,350). Close relatives of key management personnel and Governors received remuneration (including pension contributions) of £93k in the year. The Governors and spouses have the option of free membership of the Nuffield Sports Centre (situated on the Company's site) under the terms of the lease and of the Company’s golf course.” — page 50

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Pension scheme deficit: £4k

“Net present value of provision 4” — page 48

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: St Edward’s School Trading Limited

“In November 2024, St Edward’s School established a wholly owned subsidiary, St Edward’s School Trading Limited (Company number 16063223), to implement its strategy of supporting the school through commercial income growth.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Edward's School (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Alastair Chirnside — Warden (source)
Chris Jones — Chair of Governors (source)

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).

Sobell House Hospice — “The School Charities for 2026 are Sobell House Hospice and Williams Syndrome Foundation.” (source page)
Williams Syndrome Foundation — “The School Charities for 2026 are Sobell House Hospice and Williams Syndrome Foundation.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram (8,103 followers)

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

Total income

£41.1m

Total spending

£37.4m

Cost of raising funds

£305k

Reserves (reported)

£39.1m

Employees

550

Reported reserves equal ~12.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/08/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Mr Chris Joneschair · trustee of 1 other charity
Alan Kerr Buchanan · trustee of 1 other charity
Anita Handa
Dr Clare Robertson · trustee of 1 other charity
Edward Wilfrid Stephenson MA · trustee of 1 other charity
Georgina Arabella Sarah Dennis · trustee of 1 other charity
Helen Rachel Phillips nee Cook
Joe Burrows
Joseph Arthur Spence · trustee of 1 other charity
MICHAEL ROULSTON
Philip Winston
Professor Richard Anthony Cooper · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Andrew David Gibson Wright
Sarah Ainsworth
The Venerable Jonathan Paul Michael Chaffey · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£41.1m	£37.4m
31/08/2024	£38.0m	£36.1m
31/08/2023	£32.5m	£32.9m
31/08/2022	£29.7m	£28.8m
31/08/2021	£25.7m	£26.1m

Common questions

Is ST EDWARD'S SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net operating gain of £3,612,000 and total unrestricted funds of £64,075,000 at year-end. The Trustees confirmed the organization has adequate resources to remain in operation for at least twelve months, citing strong cash flow and banking facilities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ST EDWARD'S SCHOOL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £210,000 - £220,000 band.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE SIR ANDREW JUDD FOUNDATION	1	£4.1m
THE TONBRIDGE SCHOOL FOUNDATION	1	£1.3m
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£67k

Charities like this

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

RICHMOND HOUSE SCHOOL income £2.7m
KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL BATH income £20.0m
ST EDWARD'S SCHOOL income £7.1m
ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL, EDGBASTON income £5.2m
ST CHRISTOPHER'S SCHOOL (HAMPSTEAD) LIMITED income £5.5m
ERMINE EDUCATION TRUST income £3.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST EDWARD'S SCHOOL	£41.1m	£210,000 - £220,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RICHMOND HOUSE SCHOOL FY2025	£2.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL BATH FY2025	£20.0m	£190,001 - £200,000	—	below	—	no doubt
ST EDWARD'S SCHOOL FY2025	£7.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL, EDGBASTON FY2025	£5.2m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
ST CHRISTOPHER'S SCHOOL (HAMPSTEAD) LIMITED FY2025	£5.5m	£120,001 - £130,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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