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QUEENSWOOD SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 311060 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as QUEENSWOOD SCHOOL

As an educational charity, Queenswood School Limited provides an independent secondary education for boarding and day girls between the ages of 11 and 18.

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Latest income
£15.1m
Latest spending
£14.7m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net surplus of £411,799 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources of £15,051,083. Per the trustees' report, free/unrestricted reserves are at a negative balance of £19,227,454, which the Governors attribute to substantial investment in fixed assets and note that there is no urgent need to build up free reserves given the value of assets and banking facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £170,001 - £180,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £130k)
“£170,000 - £180,000 1 -” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management recharges and gift aid distribution between parent and subsidiary
“During the financial year Queenswood School Limited made management recharges of £100,129 (2024: £96,082) to Queenswood Enterprises Limited in respect of facilities and staff costs. Also during the year Queenswood Enterprises made a gift aid distribution of £106,769 (2024: £60,000) to Queenswood School Limited.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Queenswood Enterprises Limited
“The Charity wholly owns a non-charitable trading subsidiary, Queenswood Enterprises Limited (Company Registration No.1840914).” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

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

Corporate structure

QUEENSWOOD ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £341k
  • Profit before tax: £107k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £107k
  • Trade debtor balance of £289,767 due from parent company Queenswood School Limited.
“The company has donated a sum of £106,769 (2024: £60,000) to Queenswood School Limited, its ultimate parent company and a registered charity.”

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.

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)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 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
£15.1m
Total spending
£14.7m
Cost of raising funds
£144k
Reserves (reported)
£19.2m
Employees
191

Reported reserves equal ~15.7 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 (94% 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

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£15.1m£14.7m
31/08/2024£15.6m£13.7m
31/08/2023£12.9m£12.7m
31/08/2022£11.8m£11.2m
31/08/2021£10.8m£10.3m

Common questions

Is QUEENSWOOD SCHOOL LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net surplus of £411,799 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources of £15,051,083. Per the trustees' report, free/unrestricted reserves are at a negative balance of £19,227,454, which the Governors attribute to substantial investment in fixed assets and note that there is no urgent need to build up free reserves given the value of assets and banking facilities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of QUEENSWOOD SCHOOL LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £170,001 - £180,000 band.