Charity Accounts Intelreading the accounts so you don’t have to

THE GODSTOWE PREPARATORY SCHOOL COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 310637 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Provision of educational services for children from the age of 3 years to 13 years.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£8.3m
Latest spending
£8.7m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £363,055 for the year, contrasting with a net income in the previous period. However, cash balances improved to £4,336,986, and unrestricted reserves stood at £9,174,381, with free reserves (adjusted for fixed assets) at £224,310. The trustees maintain that cash reserves are sufficient to cover three to six months of expenditure, ensuring the school can continue its activities despite economic uncertainties.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £9.2m)
“It is the policy of the Company that its cash balances and access to additional liquidity should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: High Wycombe Music Activities Limited, Godstowe Developments Limited
“Fixed asset investments at the balance sheet date comprise the entire ordinary share capital of the Company's two UK registered dormant subsidiaries, High Wycombe Music Activities Limited and Godstowe Developments Limited.” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £940k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income
£8.3m
Total spending
£8.7m
Reserves (reported)
£9.2m
Employees
128

Reported reserves equal ~12.6 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 (99% 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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2024£8.3m£8.7m
31/08/2023£8.2m£8.2m
31/08/2022£7.9m£7.6m
31/08/2021£7.0m£6.9m
31/08/2020£6.5m£6.6m

Common questions

Is THE GODSTOWE PREPARATORY SCHOOL COMPANY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £363,055 for the year, contrasting with a net income in the previous period. However, cash balances improved to £4,336,986, and unrestricted reserves stood at £9,174,381, with free reserves (adjusted for fixed assets) at £224,310. The trustees maintain that cash reserves are sufficient to cover three to six months of expenditure, ensuring the school can continue its activities despite economic uncertainties. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

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 STOWE SCHOOL FOUNDATION1£12.8m
THE PALOMA FOUNDATION1£300k
THE CROSS TRUST1£50k
THE MACDONALD-BUCHANAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION1£5k
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£-3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DOWNS SCHOOL (CHARLTON HOUSE) LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GODSTOWE PREPARATORY SCHOOL COMPANY LIMITED£8.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE DOWNS SCHOOL (CHARLTON HOUSE) LIMITED FY2025£5.8m——unclear—no doubt
UK CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LTD FY2024£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LIMITED FY2024£4.5m£110,001 - £120,000—unclear—no doubt
GATEWAYS EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£8.7m——unclear—no doubt
GARRAS OWLETS PRE SCHOOL FY2025£110k—0above—no doubt

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