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ALDRO SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 312072 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as A L D R O, ALDRO SCHOOL

Prep School Education for boys aged 7 to 13.

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Latest income
£5.7m
Latest spending
£5.4m
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net income of £286,227 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £6,417,322. However, the balance sheet shows a net current asset deficit of £94,179, which the trustees attribute to the timing of the Sports Hall construction and operating levels. To address this temporary liquidity position, the charity has arranged a committed Revolving Credit Facility to provide financial stability while restoring free reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £120,000 - £129,999 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“£120,000 to £129,999 1 -” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately £1,200,000 (held: £6.4m)
“The Governors aim to maintain a level of ‘free’ reserves, reserves not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets, of approximately £1,200,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Members of the close family of key management personnel received remuneration.
“Members of the close family of the key management personnel received remuneration of £18,442 (2024: £17,904). S Hunt (Governor) and V Smith (Bursar) are parents of pupils attending the school during the year for whom fees were payable to the school. Fees payable and any discounts were charged and awarded on the same basis as for other parents and staff.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Aldro Enterprises Limited
“The School has a wholly-owned non-charitable trading subsidiary, Aldro Enterprises Limited.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

12 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (12 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 31/07/2025)

Total income
£5.7m
Total spending
£5.4m
Cost of raising funds
£834
Reserves (reported)
£94k
Employees
91

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Surrey · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£5.7m£5.4m
31/07/2024£5.6m£5.3m
31/07/2023£4.9m£4.7m
31/07/2022£3.9m£4.3m
31/07/2021£3.4m£3.7m

Common questions

Is ALDRO SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net income of £286,227 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £6,417,322. However, the balance sheet shows a net current asset deficit of £94,179, which the trustees attribute to the timing of the Sports Hall construction and operating levels. To address this temporary liquidity position, the charity has arranged a committed Revolving Credit Facility to provide financial stability while restoring free reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

What does the highest-paid employee of ALDRO SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,000 - £129,999 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
The A and J Charitable Trust1£155k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST1£100k
THE EDWARD & CATHERINE WRAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k
DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALE1£22k
DUMBRECK CHARITY1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NEWCASTLE PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALDRO SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED£5.7m£120,000 - £129,999—above—no doubt
THE NEWCASTLE PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.5m——unclear—no doubt
Halstead St Andrew's School Trust FY2025£5.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE GODSTOWE PREPARATORY SCHOOL COMPANY LIMITED FY2024£8.3m——unclear—no doubt
SANDROYD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£5.1m——below—no doubt
DRAGON SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£25.5m——unclear—no doubt

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