GOSFIELD SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 310871 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£6.0m
Latest spending
£5.8m
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £180,656 for the year ended 31 August 2023, driven largely by a significant revaluation gain of £14,567,495 on freehold land and buildings. Total reserves increased to £15,794,446, with the directors aiming to keep reserves in excess of one term's expenditure. The trustees confirmed that sufficient funds are available to continue operating as a going concern with no material uncertainties.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one term's expenditure (held: £15.8m)
The directors aim to ensure that the balance on the reserves is always in excess of one term's expenditure. — page 6
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by LB Group. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

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

Total income
£6.0m
Total spending
£5.8m
Cost of raising funds
£97k
Reserves (reported)
£15.3m
Employees
108

Reported reserves equal ~31.8 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: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£6.0m£5.8m
31/08/2024£5.7m£5.6m
31/08/2023£5.0m£4.8m
31/08/2022£4.2m£4.2m
31/08/2021£3.9m£3.9m

Common questions

Is GOSFIELD SCHOOL LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £180,656 for the year ended 31 August 2023, driven largely by a significant revaluation gain of £14,567,495 on freehold land and buildings. Total reserves increased to £15,794,446, with the directors aiming to keep reserves in excess of one term's expenditure. The trustees confirmed that sufficient funds are available to continue operating as a going concern with no material uncertainties. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by LB Group.