THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD

Registered charity 312738 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF WESTMINSTER AND ELSEWHERE

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

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£59.1m
Latest spending
£53.9m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in reserves of £7,154,000 for the year ended 30 June 2025, increasing total balances carried forward to £73,990,000. Total resources expended were £53,858,000, while total income from charitable activities and other sources amounted to £59,103,000. The filing confirms that all operations are continuing with no other recognised gains or losses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 440
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 231 (£60,001–£70,000: 22; £70,001–£80,000: 20; £80,001–£90,000: 35; £90,001–£100,000: 53; £100,001–£110,000: 67; £110,001–£120,000: 8; £120,001–£130,000: 8; £130,001–£140,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 3; £150,001–£200,000: 5; £200,001–£250,000: 5; £250,001–£300,000: 3; £400,001–£450,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 465
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 224 (£60,001–£70,000: 18; £70,001–£80,000: 29; £80,001–£90,000: 40; £90,001–£100,000: 82; £100,001–£110,000: 26; £110,001–£120,000: 13; £120,001–£130,000: 3; £130,001–£140,000: 2; £140,001–£150,000: 2; £150,001–£200,000: 4; £200,001–£250,000: 4; £400,001–£450,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity; other trustee benefit
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Volunteers: 174
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 215 (£60,001–£70,000: 27; £70,001–£80,000: 24; £80,001–£90,000: 39; £90,001–£100,000: 60; £100,001–£110,000: 29; £110,001–£120,000: 18; £120,001–£130,000: 7; £140,001–£150,000: 2; £150,001–£200,000: 6; £200,001–£250,000: 2; £400,001–£450,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity; other trustee benefit
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £5.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (6,677 likes) · instagram (7,210 followers)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£59.1m
Total spending
£53.9m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£11.6m
Employees
374

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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: 2.0% 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: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£59.1m£53.9m
30/06/2024£54.0m£53.4m
30/06/2023£50.4m£52.0m
30/06/2022£44.6m£48.2m
30/06/2021£43.1m£42.6m

Common questions

Is THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in reserves of £7,154,000 for the year ended 30 June 2025, increasing total balances carried forward to £73,990,000. Total resources expended were £53,858,000, while total income from charitable activities and other sources amounted to £59,103,000. The filing confirms that all operations are continuing with no other recognised gains or losses.

Who funds THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD as a grant recipient include THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2023£3.4mGrants to the American School in London Educational Trust Limited
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2025£1.7m
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2021£1.7mGrants to the School
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2024£1.6m
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2022£1.1mGrants to the American School in London Educational Trust Limited

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW LONDON EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD£59.1m—0unclear—no doubt
NEW LONDON EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2024£101k—0unclear—no doubt
N D EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt
HERRIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED FY2025£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
BABINGTON HOUSE SCHOOL LTD FY2025£8.4m£110,001 - £120,000—unclear—no doubt

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