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ST MARTIN'S (NORTHWOOD) PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 312648 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARTINS SCHOOL

Education of boys from age 3 to age 13

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Latest income
£6.7m
Latest spending
£6.7m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £8,786 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £12,843,011. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £1,828,936 are adequate to meet future spending plans and provide contingency against predicted drops in pupil numbers. The charity has no borrowings and maintains a robust cash position, though it is proceeding with a merger to secure its longer-term future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £1.8m)
“Reserves adequately cover future spending plans and provide some contingency against the predicted drop in pupil numbers over the next two academic years.” — page 9
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)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £300k. 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
£6.7m
Total spending
£6.7m
Reserves (reported)
£1.8m
Employees
91

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hillingdon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£6.7m£6.7m
31/08/2024£6.8m£6.7m
31/08/2023£6.6m£6.3m
31/08/2022£6.1m£5.7m
31/08/2021£5.7m£5.3m

Common questions

Is ST MARTIN'S (NORTHWOOD) PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £8,786 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £12,843,011. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £1,828,936 are adequate to meet future spending plans and provide contingency against predicted drops in pupil numbers. The charity has no borrowings and maintains a robust cash position, though it is proceeding with a merger to secure its longer-term future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.