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HALLIFORD SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 312090 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HALLIFORD SCHOOL, HALLIFORD SCHOOL LTD FORMERLY SHEPPERTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL LTD, SHEPPERTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL LIMITED

An Independent Day School providing education for boys from 11 to 18 and girls from 16 to 18.

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Latest income
£11.8m
Latest spending
£10.1m
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £1,618,617 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £13,972,712. The trustees confirmed that the school is well-placed to maintain student numbers and financial reserves, noting that the financial position is strong despite economic pressures. The auditor concluded that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (held: £14.0m)
“Unrestricted funds must be at least enough to support 3 months of operating costs which would act as a buffer to ensure the School can fund continuity of education in a crisis.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £39800.0m
“The Valuation Report shows notional assets of £222.2bn and liabilities of £262bn, resulting in a scheme deficit of £39.8bn.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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
£11.8m
Total spending
£10.1m
Reserves (reported)
£16.8m
Employees
110

Reported reserves equal ~19.9 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 (97% 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 (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£11.8m£10.1m
31/08/2024£10.7m£9.7m
31/08/2023£9.6m£8.8m
31/08/2022£9.0m£8.5m
31/08/2021£8.1m£7.2m

Common questions

Is HALLIFORD SCHOOL LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £1,618,617 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £13,972,712. The trustees confirmed that the school is well-placed to maintain student numbers and financial reserves, noting that the financial position is strong despite economic pressures. The auditor concluded that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

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
PRISM THE GIFT FUND1£200k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£100k
THE MIKHEEV CHARITABLE TRUST1£35k
SHAREDIMPACT1£20k
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£20k
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION1£10k
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUND1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HALL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HALLIFORD SCHOOL LIMITED£11.8m——above—no doubt
THE HALL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£12.7m——unclear—no doubt
HALLFIELD SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£7.8m£150,001 - £160,000—below—no doubt
HUNTER HALL SCHOOL LTD FY2025£1.0mGreater than £60,0001above—no doubt
PALMERS GREEN HIGH SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£3.7m——unclear—not going concern
THE LADY ELEANOR HOLLES SCHOOL FY2025£27.3m——unclear—no doubt

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