THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA AND ALBERT SCHOOL

Registered charity 311945 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROYAL ALEXANDRA AND ALBERT FOUNDATION

Latest income
£11.3m
Latest spending
£11.3m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£11.3m
Total spending
£11.3m
Cost of raising funds
£100k
Reserves (reported)
£12.2m
Employees
139

Reported reserves equal ~13.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£11.3m£11.3m
31/08/2024£12.0m£12.0m
31/08/2023£11.6m£11.2m
31/08/2022£11.6m£11.1m
31/08/2021£9.8m£10.4m

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA AND ALBERT SCHOOL financially healthy?

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

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/06/2003£50k"Dry Arch, Gatton Park - Repairs"

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