FRENSHAM HEIGHTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 312052 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRENSHAM HEIGHTS

Frensham Heights is an educational charity which aims to provide a first class education independent of the state system for boys and girls between the ages of 3 and 18 years. The school pursues educational policies that emphasise liberal values and focus on pupils as individuals, with creative and perfoming arts given equal status along with more traditional academic subjects.

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Latest income
£12.4m
Latest spending
£12.8m
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a modest contribution to its reserves for the 13-month period, with closing general reserves at £4,784,000, which is above the stated policy target of £2,700,000. The Trustees confirm the charity has no borrowings and is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £190,001 - £200,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £130k)
“£190,001 to £200,000 1” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Frensham Heights Enterprises Limited
“The Group consists of Frensham Heights Educational Trust Limited (the ‘School, a registered Charity (charity number 312052) and Frensham Heights Enterprises Limited (company number 2866864), a wholly owned subsidiary company.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 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
£12.4m
Total spending
£12.8m
Cost of raising funds
£542k
Reserves (reported)
£15.9m
Employees
154

Reported reserves equal ~14.9 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 (90% 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: 4.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£12.4m£12.8m
31/07/2024£11.2m£11.6m
31/07/2023£10.5m£11.5m
31/07/2022£10.7m£10.5m
31/07/2021£9.4m£9.2m

Common questions

Is FRENSHAM HEIGHTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a modest contribution to its reserves for the 13-month period, with closing general reserves at £4,784,000, which is above the stated policy target of £2,700,000. The Trustees confirm the charity has no borrowings and is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit.

What does the highest-paid employee of FRENSHAM HEIGHTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £190,001 - £200,000 band.

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
THE CHEAM FOUNDATION1£172k
COLONEL W H WHITBREAD CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FREWEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRENSHAM HEIGHTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED£12.4m£190,001 - £200,000—above—no doubt
THE FREWEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.8m——unclear—no doubt
TALBOT HEATH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£8.1m£100,001 - £110,000—below—no doubt
CHEAM SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£9.0m£100,000 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt
FYLING HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt
FARLEIGH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£11.7m£170,001 - £180,000—unclear—no doubt

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