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OLD VICARAGE SCHOOL TRUST

Registered charity 312671 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OLD VICARAGE SCHOOL TRUST LTD

Education of girls aged 3 to 11

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Latest income
£4.0m
Latest spending
£4.0m
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £30,493 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £4,030,798. The trustees report that the school is in a sound financial position with healthy pupil numbers and adequate reserves to navigate sector uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: School fees (91% of income)
“The principal source of income was fees amounting to £3,644,379”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months budgeted expenditure (approx. £1,850,000) (held: £4.0m)
“The Board of Governors have determined that the appropriate level of general reserves should be equivalent to six months budgeted expenditure (approx. £1,850,000).” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Prior year transaction: Husband of KMP carried out building work invoiced at £3,829.
“During the prior year, the husband of a member of key management personnel carried out building work, invoiced at a total cost of £3,829.” — page 29
“Also, during the prior year, payments totalling £220 were made to the children of a member of key management personnel for assistance provided to the school during the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Prior year transaction: Payments of £220 made to children of KMP for assistance.
“During the prior year, the husband of a member of key management personnel carried out building work, invoiced at a total cost of £3,829.” — page 29
“Also, during the prior year, payments totalling £220 were made to the children of a member of key management personnel for assistance provided to the school during the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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
£4.0m
Total spending
£4.0m
Reserves (reported)
£4.0m
Employees
56

Reported reserves equal ~12.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: Richmond Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£4.0m£4.0m
31/08/2024£4.0m£3.8m
31/08/2023£3.8m£3.8m
31/08/2022£3.5m£3.6m
31/08/2021£3.2m£3.2m

Common questions

Is OLD VICARAGE SCHOOL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £30,493 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £4,030,798. The trustees report that the school is in a sound financial position with healthy pupil numbers and adequate reserves to navigate sector uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith 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
The Marks Family Charitable Trust1—
THE OLD VIC ENDOWMENT TRUST1£3.6m
National Philanthropic Trust UK Limited1£2.0m
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION1£200k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED1£100k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION1£50k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
THE ROSE FOUNDATION1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE OLD VIC THEATRE TRUST 2000.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OLD VICARAGE SCHOOL TRUST£4.0m——unclear—no doubt
THE OLD VIC THEATRE TRUST 2000 FY2025£25.5m—17unclear—no doubt
THE CAVENDISH SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.0m——unclear—no doubt
THE NEWCASTLE PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£2.2m——above—no doubt
LEICESTERSHIRE INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£7.2m——below—no doubt

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