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LITTLE BOOKHAM MANOR HOUSE SCHOOL

Registered charity 312063 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LITTLE BOOKHAM MANOR HOUSE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED, MANOR HOUSE SCHOOL

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Latest income
£4.6m
Latest spending
£5.1m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the School recorded a post-depreciation deficit of £245,673 for the year ended 31 August 2024, compared to a deficit of £32,457 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, the School maintains total reserves of £3,476,195, with free unrestricted reserves of £178,719, which the Board considers sufficient to meet short-term obligations despite facing challenges such as VAT on fees and increased employer national insurance contributions.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“The number of employees whose emoluments exceeded £60,000 were: £60,001 - £70,000 £70,001 - £80,000 £80,001 - £90,000 £90,001 - £100,000 £100,000 - £110,000 2 1 1 ======== 1 1 1 =======”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 5
“The number of employees whose emoluments exceeded £60,000 were: £60,001 - £70,000 £70,001 - £80,000 £80,001 - £90,000 £90,001 - £100,000 £100,000 - £110,000 2 1 1 ======== 1 1 1 =======”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The School’s total reserves at the end of the year amounting to £3,476,195 (2023: £3,721,868). These were all unrestricted in nature with free reserves of £178,719 (2023: £513,589) (general reserves less reserves represented by the net book value of fixed assets less associated funding arrangements). The School’s reserves policy is to maintain sufficient unrestricted income reserves to enable it to meet its short-term financial obligations in the event of an unexpected revenue shortfall. The free reserves provide cover for up to 0.45 months’ (2023: 1.4 months’) operating costs but the future target is for one term’s (3 months) operating costs.” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

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

Total income
£4.6m
Total spending
£5.1m
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£911k
Employees
84

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£4.6m£5.1m
31/08/2024£4.5m£4.8m
31/08/2023£4.5m£4.6m
31/08/2022£4.3m£4.2m
31/08/2021£4.1m£4.1m

Common questions

Is LITTLE BOOKHAM MANOR HOUSE SCHOOL financially healthy?

The accounts state that the School recorded a post-depreciation deficit of £245,673 for the year ended 31 August 2024, compared to a deficit of £32,457 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, the School maintains total reserves of £3,476,195, with free unrestricted reserves of £178,719, which the Board considers sufficient to meet short-term obligations despite facing challenges such as VAT on fees and increased employer national insurance contributions. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of LITTLE BOOKHAM MANOR HOUSE SCHOOL earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 5 employees earned over £60,000.