THE HALL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 312722 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q5642636 · Wikipedia · also known as THE HALL SCHOOL

The School's principal activity is the education of boys aged between four and thirteen, including sports, music, drama, arts and crafts and other activities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF EDUCATION. TO TAKE OVER AS A GOING CONCERN AND TO CARRY ON AND DEVELOP THE SCHOOL KNOWN AS THE HALL SCHOOL, HAMPSTEAD. TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION OF PUPILS AT THE SAID SCHOOL IN EVERY BRANCH OF LEARNING, IN CITIZENSHIP, IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS AND IN ARTS AND CRAFTS OF ALL KINDS AND IN THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES TO PROVIDE SUCH PUPILS WITH SPIRITUAL, MORAL, MENTAL,AND PHYSICAL TRAINING.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£12.7m
Latest spending
£11.5m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £18,824,741, with free reserves calculated at £1,376,000. The charity reports a net income of £1,246,000 for the year and maintains a reserves policy target of £3.5m to £4m, which is currently below the stated goal.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £3.5m to £4m (held: £1.4m)
“The School’s long-term aim is to build free reserves of between £3.5m to £4m which is approximately 1 term’s total expenditure”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governor's spouse employed
“The spouses of the Headmaster (2024 only), and of one of the Governors (2024 & 2025) are also employed by the charity and their salaries have been included within the key management personnel disclosure.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £39.8m
“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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 37 (£60,001–£70,000: 20; £70,001–£80,000: 9; £80,001–£90,000: 4; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £200,001–£250,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 32 (£60,001–£70,000: 16; £70,001–£80,000: 9; £80,001–£90,000: 4; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £200,001–£250,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 34 (£60,001–£70,000: 24; £70,001–£80,000: 4; £80,001–£90,000: 3; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £150,001–£200,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Hall School Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 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.

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

Total income
£12.7m
Total spending
£11.5m
Cost of raising funds
£42k
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
145

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Camden

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£12.7m£11.5m
31/08/2024£14.2m£11.7m
31/08/2023£12.5m£10.5m
31/08/2022£10.4m£10.0m
31/08/2021£10.0m£8.8m

Common questions

Is THE HALL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £18,824,741, with free reserves calculated at £1,376,000. The charity reports a net income of £1,246,000 for the year and maintains a reserves policy target of £3.5m to £4m, which is currently below the stated goal. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds THE HALL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HALL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include PRISM THE GIFT FUND, THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE MIKHEEV CHARITABLE TRUST, SHAREDIMPACT, ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
PRISM THE GIFT FUNDFY2024£200kEducation
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£50kYoung People & Education Programme
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£50kYoung People & Education Programme
THE MIKHEEV CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£25k
THE MIKHEEV CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£25k
SHAREDIMPACTFY2022£20k
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kAssociated Schools Aligned Funding
THE MIKHEEV CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2023£10kRandom Act of Kindness
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2024£10kRandom Act of Kindness

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The Mercers' Company07/05/2026£200Grant to The Hall School
The Mercers' Company05/11/2025£160kGrant to The Hall School
The Mercers' Company04/06/2025£200Grant to The Hall School
The Mercers' Company10/06/2024£200Grant to The Hall School
The Mercers' Company18/05/2023£80kGrant to The Hall School
The Mercers' Company03/04/2023£200Grant to The Hall School
The Mercers' Company19/05/2022£200Grant to The Hall School
The Mercers' Company02/12/2020£75kGrant to The Hall School
The Mercers' Company28/04/2020£75kGrant to The Hall School

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
CHRIST'S HOSPITAL OF ABINGDON1£37k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HIGHCLARE SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HALL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST£12.7m——unclear—no doubt
HIGHCLARE SCHOOL FY2025£8.0m£100,001 - £110,0005unclear—no doubt
ST CHRISTOPHER'S THE HALL SCHOOL, LIMITED FY2024£3.4m£110,001 - £120,0002unclear—no doubt
BEACHBOROUGH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£7.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE MALL SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£4.3m——unclear—no doubt
FYLING HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt

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