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GOSFIELD SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 310871 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Gosfield School is an independent school for boys and girls aged 4-18.The Charity's aims and obligations seek to provide a rich and relevant learning environment in which young people can excel and flourish both academically and socially, and an environment within which all our pupils feel valued and able to achieve personal excellence in all aspects of life.

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Latest income
£6.0m
Latest spending
£5.8m
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £207,804 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total reserves amounting to £16,165,873. The trustees confirmed that sufficient funds are available to continue operating as a going concern, supported by forecasting and the continued support of GFM Holdings Ltd. The charity's reserves policy aims to keep the balance in excess of one term's expenditure, a target which is currently met.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one term's expenditure (held: £15.3m)
“The directors aim to ensure that the balance on the reserves is always in excess of one term's expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: The Principal, who is also a trustee, received remuneration totaling £118,487 (2024: £174,430) and employer pension contributions of £30,945 (2024: £27,369). During the year salary payments totalling £84,359 (2024: £74,348) were made to a number of other school staff while they were also trustees. Related pension contributions to these staff were £16,187 (2024: £2,205).
“The Principal, who is also a trustee, received remuneration totaling £118,487 (2024: £174,430) and employer pension contributions of £30,945 (2024: £27,369). During the year salary payments totalling £84,359 (2024: £74,348) were made to a number of other school staff while they were also trustees. Related pension contributions to these staff were £16,187 (2024: £2,205).” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: GFM Holdings Limited, a company in which a Governor is a director, provided interest free loan finance. The loan balance as at 31 August 25 amounted to £1,729,748 (2024: £1,895,337). There is no fixed repayment schedule.
“During the year GFM Holdings Limited, a company in which a Governor is a director, provided interest free loan finance to enable the Company to meet its day to day financial requirements. The loan balance as at 31 August 25 amounted to £1,729,748 (2024: £1,895,337). There is no fixed repayment schedule.” — page 33
“During the year ended 31 August 2024, the School purchased sportswear and sport equipment from Pitch Int Limited, a company in which a Governor is a director, with a total value of £9,943.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: During the year ended 31 August 2024, the School purchased sportswear and sport equipment from Pitch Int Limited, a company in which a Governor is a director, with a total value of £9,943.
“During the year GFM Holdings Limited, a company in which a Governor is a director, provided interest free loan finance to enable the Company to meet its day to day financial requirements. The loan balance as at 31 August 25 amounted to £1,729,748 (2024: £1,895,337). There is no fixed repayment schedule.” — page 33
“During the year ended 31 August 2024, the School purchased sportswear and sport equipment from Pitch Int Limited, a company in which a Governor is a director, with a total value of £9,943.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Affinia (Colchester). 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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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).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% 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: 1.6% 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: 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?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £207,804 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total reserves amounting to £16,165,873. The trustees confirmed that sufficient funds are available to continue operating as a going concern, supported by forecasting and the continued support of GFM Holdings Ltd. The charity's reserves policy aims to keep the balance in excess of one term's expenditure, a target which is currently met. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Affinia (Colchester).

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 GODOLPHIN AND LATYMER SCHOOL BURSARY FUND1£209k
THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST1£66k
THE ROTHES CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
THE FARRINGDON HOUSE SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST1£16k
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE1£4k
THE OGDEN TRUST1£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CROSFIELDS SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GOSFIELD SCHOOL LIMITED£6.0m——above—no doubt
CROSFIELDS SCHOOL FY2025£13.8m——above—no doubt
HALLFIELD SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£7.8m£150,001 - £160,000—below—no doubt
MAYFIELD SCHOOL LTD FY2025£15.4m£120,001 - £130,000—unclear—no doubt
PORT REGIS SCHOOL LTD FY2025£8.6m——unclear—no doubt
MOORFIELD SCHOOL LTD FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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