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MARCHANT-HOLLIDAY SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 310218 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARCHANT-HOLLIDAY SCHOOL (FORMERLY WHATCOMBE HOUSE SCHOOL LTD )

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Latest income
£3.9m
Latest spending
£3.8m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of income over expenditure of £130,077 for the year ended 31 March 2023, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Total reserves stood at £6,340,541, with free reserves of £2,901,399, which the trustees note are ahead of their stated policy target. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£3.9m
Total spending
£3.8m
Reserves (reported)
£6.2m
Employees
67

Reported reserves equal ~19.4 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: Bath And North East Somerset · Cornwall · Dorset · North Somerset · Somerset · West Berkshire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£3.9m£3.8m
31/08/2024£4.6m£4.8m
31/03/2023£3.0m£3.2m
31/03/2022£3.2m£2.8m
31/03/2021£3.0m£2.6m

Common questions

Is MARCHANT-HOLLIDAY SCHOOL LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of income over expenditure of £130,077 for the year ended 31 March 2023, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Total reserves stood at £6,340,541, with free reserves of £2,901,399, which the trustees note are ahead of their stated policy target. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.