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ALDWICKBURY SCHOOL TRUST LTD

Registered charity 311059 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of a day and boarding school for children in Harpenden for the advancement of education and training.

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Latest income
£7.7m
Latest spending
£7.7m
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit after depreciation of £4,940 for the year ended 31 July 2025, compared to a deficit of £366,064 in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds stood at £9,310,698, with the trustees noting that free reserves are minimal as funds are primarily invested in land and buildings. The trustees confirmed the school remains a going concern, monitoring financial health through rigorous oversight of cash flow and debt servicing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £9.3m; policy: sufficient annual reserves to service borrowings, fulfil objectives, and reinvest in facilities)
“Free reserves (funds not tied up in fixed assets or designated) are minimal, as the School’s unrestricted funds are primarily invested in land and buildings. The School relies on recurring cash flow for working capital. The Governors’ policy is to generate sufficient annual reserves to service borrowings, fulfil objectives, and reinvest in facilities. The School does not aim to accumulate free reserves beyond these operational requirements.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£7.7m
Total spending
£7.7m
Cost of raising funds
£142k
Reserves (reported)
£9.3m
Employees
124

Reported reserves equal ~14.5 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 (97% 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: 1.8% 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: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£7.7m£7.7m
31/07/2024£7.7m£8.1m
31/07/2023£7.0m£7.0m
31/07/2022£6.3m£6.0m
31/07/2021£5.9m£5.6m

Common questions

Is ALDWICKBURY SCHOOL TRUST LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit after depreciation of £4,940 for the year ended 31 July 2025, compared to a deficit of £366,064 in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds stood at £9,310,698, with the trustees noting that free reserves are minimal as funds are primarily invested in land and buildings. The trustees confirmed the school remains a going concern, monitoring financial health through rigorous oversight of cash flow and debt servicing. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

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
COLONEL W H WHITBREAD CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL (HARPENDEN) LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALDWICKBURY SCHOOL TRUST LTD£7.7m——below—no doubt
ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL (HARPENDEN) LIMITED FY2025£347k—0above—no doubt
BURY MANOR SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED (DORSET HOUSE SCHOOL) FY2025£2.3m£100,001 - £110,000—below—noted
THE ALDENHAM FOUNDATION FY2025£22.6m—57below—no doubt
HILDEN OAKS SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.5m£70,001 - £80,000—below—no doubt
ST MARY'S SCHOOL (COLCHESTER) LIMITED FY2025£7.0m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt

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