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THE FRANCIS HOLLAND (CHURCH OF ENGLAND) SCHOOLS TRUST

Registered charity 312745 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRANCIS HOLLAND SCHOOLS TRUST, THE FRANCIS HOLLAND SCHOOLS TRUST

The Trust includes three separate girls' schools. Two of which are Senior Schools with Sixth Forms, for ages 10-19, and one is a Preparatory School for ages 4-12.

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Latest income
£36.9m
Latest spending
£36.8m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported a financial surplus of £163,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total funds of £41,222,000. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of £2 million, against which free reserves of £2,759,000 were held at the balance sheet date. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £190,001 - £200,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £130k)
“£190,001 - £200,000 2 4” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £2 million (held: £2.8m)
“Our policy is to maintain reserves of £2 million” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: During the year, one Trustee was a grandparent of a pupil and two Trustees were parents. The families paid fees at normal rates.
“During the year, one Trustee was a grandparent of a pupil and two Trustees were parents. The families paid fees at normal rates.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: FHS International
“The Trust owns a subsidiary trading company FHS International, company number 12161646” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £5.6m. 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
£36.9m
Total spending
£36.8m
Cost of raising funds
£377k
Reserves (reported)
£2.8m
Employees
415

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 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: 1.0% 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: City Of Westminster · Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£36.9m£36.8m
31/08/2024£34.9m£34.0m
31/08/2023£31.1m£29.4m
31/08/2022£27.5m£26.1m
31/08/2021£25.3m£23.2m

Common questions

Is THE FRANCIS HOLLAND (CHURCH OF ENGLAND) SCHOOLS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust reported a financial surplus of £163,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total funds of £41,222,000. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of £2 million, against which free reserves of £2,759,000 were held at the balance sheet date. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE FRANCIS HOLLAND (CHURCH OF ENGLAND) SCHOOLS TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £190,001 - £200,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/06/2015£9kPlace2Be school-based mental health service

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
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£20k
SHAREDIMPACT1£20k
CHRIST'S HOSPITAL OF ABINGDON1£18k
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION1£10k
The Merchant Taylors' Foundation1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LADY ELEANOR HOLLES SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FRANCIS HOLLAND (CHURCH OF ENGLAND) SCHOOLS TRUST£36.9m£190,001 - £200,000—unclear—no doubt
THE LADY ELEANOR HOLLES SCHOOL FY2025£27.3m——unclear—no doubt
HALLFIELD SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£7.8m£150,001 - £160,000—below—no doubt
THE SCHOOL OF ST HELEN AND ST KATHARINE TRUST FY2025£16.5m£180,001 - £190,000—unclear—no doubt
THE HALL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£12.7m——unclear—no doubt
ST EDMUND'S SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£17.3m£230,000 - £240,000—above—no doubt

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