Haileybury College

Registered charity 310013 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAILEYBURY, HAILEYBURY AND IMPERIAL SERVICE COLLEGE

Haileybury is a boarding and day school for children aged 11-19. The ethos of Haileybury is centred around giving pupils a first class academic education whilst at the same time offering an exceptional pastoral environment and a broad choice of co-curricular activities.

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Latest income
£37.5m
Latest spending
£34.1m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £3.7m for the year, increasing consolidated total funds to £70.0m. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with unrestricted funds totaling £51.8m, although free unrestricted reserves excluding fixed assets are negative £14.5m due to investment in property.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Intercompany loan and staff services
“In the period, the College charged £101,123 (2024: £109,739) to HEL for the provision of staff and administrative services. As at 31 August 2025 the College was owed £101,123 by HEL (2024 the college owed HEL £849,848) on an intercompany loan.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Haileybury Enterprises Limited
“Haileybury Enterprises Limited (HEL) is a subsidiary wholly owned by Haileybury, which is responsible for the management of trading activities which are undertaken for the ultimate benefit of the School.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

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Corporate structure

HAILEYBURY ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £1.9m
  • Profit before tax: £818k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £940k
  • Note 9 shows a debtor balance with Haileybury College of £849,848 in 2024, which was settled in 2025 (balance £-). Note 10 shows a creditor balance with Haileybury College of £101,123 in 2025 (2024: £1,533).
“Donation under gift aid to Haileybury College (939,640)”

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)

36 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (36 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (4,324 followers) · instagram (9,253 followers)

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

Total income
£37.5m
Total spending
£34.1m
Cost of raising funds
£294k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
432

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£37.5m£34.1m
31/08/2024£37.5m£35.3m
31/08/2023£32.3m£31.2m
31/08/2022£30.2m£29.0m
31/08/2021£26.9m£25.6m

Common questions

Is Haileybury College financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £3.7m for the year, increasing consolidated total funds to £70.0m. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with unrestricted funds totaling £51.8m, although free unrestricted reserves excluding fixed assets are negative £14.5m due to investment in property. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Haileybury College£37.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE HAILEYBURY SOCIETY FY2025£118k—0unclear—no doubt
HURSTPIERPOINT COLLEGE LIMITED FY2025£40.3m——unclear—no doubt
BURGESS HILL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS COMPANY FY2025£9.5m——unclear—no doubt
HALLIFORD SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£11.8m——above—no doubt
FYLING HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt

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