ST. ALBANS SCHOOL WOOLLAM TRUST

Registered charity 311020 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD TRUST, ST ALBANS GRAMMAR SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD

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Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds surplus of £142,883 for the year ended 31 August 2024, compared to a deficit in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £1,866,152, which the trustees consider adequate to meet unforeseen maintenance costs and support the charity's ongoing operations.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate reserves to enable the Trust to meet unforeseen costs in respect of maintenance of the Trust land and buildings (held: £1.9m)
It is the Trustee’s policy to maintain adequate reserves to enable the Trust to meet unforeseen costs in respect of maintenance of the Trust land and buildings. — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Abbey Gateway Enterprises Limited
Abbey Gateway Enterprises Limited licences and runs the Sports Centre out of school hours. — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 5 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
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£36k
Reserves (reported)
£2.2m
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~16.1 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: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.7m£1.7m
31/08/2024£1.9m£1.7m
31/08/2023£1.7m£1.7m
31/08/2022£1.5m£1.6m
31/08/2021£1.3m£1.4m

Common questions

Is ST. ALBANS SCHOOL WOOLLAM TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds surplus of £142,883 for the year ended 31 August 2024, compared to a deficit in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £1,866,152, which the trustees consider adequate to meet unforeseen maintenance costs and support the charity's ongoing operations. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.