THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA AND ALBERT SCHOOL
Registered charity 311945 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROYAL ALEXANDRA AND ALBERT FOUNDATION
The Charity ("the Foundation") maintains a voluntary aided state boarding school. The Foundation funds the boarding facilities and pastoral care and Surrey Education Authority funds the pupils' tuition. Approximately 11% of boarding places are reserved for boys and girls who are without one or both parents or whose special circumstances make it desirable that they should go to a boarding school.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £780k for the year, driven by £690k in investment gains, while unrestricted free reserves stood at £12.7m. However, the trustees note that the charity faces challenging financial circumstances due to lower-than-targeted boarding pupil numbers and reduced external funding for bursaries.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Trading subsidiary: Gatton Park Lettings Limited
“Gatton Park Lettings Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Foundation whose principal activity is the letting of the conference facilities and non-educational boarding facilities plus other trading activities of the School.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Inspection and regulatory ratings
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- Ofsted — Royal Alexandra and Albert School: Good (NULL) · Ofsted
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)
Cost of raising funds
£100k
Reserves (reported)
£12.2m
Reported reserves equal ~13.0 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 (88% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/07/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Andrew Hodgkin
- Cindy Black
- Daniel Robert Mewett
- EDWARD WINTER
- JOHN BILLINGHAM
- Kanika Sachdeva
- Ryan Ramsey
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA AND ALBERT SCHOOL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £780k for the year, driven by £690k in investment gains, while unrestricted free reserves stood at £12.7m. However, the trustees note that the charity faces challenging financial circumstances due to lower-than-targeted boarding pupil numbers and reduced external funding for bursaries. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
Who funds THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA AND ALBERT SCHOOL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA AND ALBERT SCHOOL as a grant recipient include THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA AND ALBERT SCHOOL, ELEANOR HAMILTON EDUCATIONAL TRUST, SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST.
Shared trustees with funders
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Known funders
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