GIRLS' EDUCATION COMPANY LTD

Registered charity 310638 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WYCOMBE ABBEY SCHOOL

To provide complete and systematic education and training for girls and boys.

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Latest income

£36.2m

Latest spending

£35.1m

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £1.1 million for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £36.2 million against expenditure of £35.1 million. The trustees report that free reserves were approximately £1.9 million, which is slightly below the targeted level, but they expect this to increase due to cost controls and higher pupil numbers.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £220,001 - £230,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £130k)

“£220,001 to £230,000 1” — page 32

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: School fees (85% of income)

“the majority of income is from school fees - £30.8 million or 85%” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.9m; policy: Target level not explicitly quantified as a specific number of months, but free reserves target is implied to be above £1.9m)

“As at 31 August 2025, free reserves were c.£1.9m, which is slightly below the level targeted by Council.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

20 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (17 freehold); recorded price paid £10.3m. 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

£36.2m

Total spending

£35.1m

Cost of raising funds

£377k

Reserves (reported)

£58.2m

Employees

470

Reported reserves equal ~19.9 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 (86% 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: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Amanda Elizabeth Owen Gibbon
Caroline Jordan
Dame Juliet May
Dr MARGARET JANE MACDOUGALL · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Shalini Perera
Jane Liu
Jenny Fannin-Lovell
KHAN EMIR FEISAL FCMA. JP · trustee of 1 other charity
Nick Powell
Nicole Hughes
Peter John Curtis Warren · trustee of 2 other charities
Professor Liz Tanner
Rory Baird
Sarah Judd
Vivek Ganotra

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£36.2m	£35.1m
31/08/2024	£33.8m	£33.3m
31/08/2023	£31.5m	£30.2m
31/08/2022	£29.4m	£26.9m
31/08/2021	£26.5m	£24.8m

Common questions

Is GIRLS' EDUCATION COMPANY LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £1.1 million for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £36.2 million against expenditure of £35.1 million. The trustees report that free reserves were approximately £1.9 million, which is slightly below the targeted level, but they expect this to increase due to cost controls and higher pupil numbers. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of GIRLS' EDUCATION COMPANY LTD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £220,001 - £230,000 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 ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2.2m
BEAULAND LIMITED	1	£101k
Z V M RANGOONWALA FOUNDATION	1	£21k
RINA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
The Patricia Routledge Foundation	1	£9k
THE RABBI MOSHE & LEAH DERMER FOUNDATION	1	£6k
THE AA TRUST	1	£6k
THE ARISAIG PARTNERS FOUNDATION	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GIRLS ARE INVESTORS.

GIRLS ARE INVESTORS income £1.5m
CHELTENHAM LADIES COLLEGE income £43.5m
THE NEW GIRLS SCHOOL income £1.9m
THE GIRLS' DAY SCHOOL TRUST income £373.4m
ST MARGARET'S SCHOOL (HAMPSTEAD) LTD income £3.3m
BLOXHAM SCHOOL LIMITED income £19.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GIRLS' EDUCATION COMPANY LTD	£36.2m	£220,001 - £230,000	—	below	—	no doubt
GIRLS ARE INVESTORS FY2025	£1.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHELTENHAM LADIES COLLEGE FY2025	£43.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NEW GIRLS SCHOOL FY2025	£1.9m	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	noted
THE GIRLS' DAY SCHOOL TRUST FY2025	£373.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARGARET'S SCHOOL (HAMPSTEAD) LTD FY2025	£3.3m	£100,001 - £110,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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