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ST HELEN'S SCHOOL, NORTHWOOD

Registered charity 312762 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£22.8m
Latest spending
£24.8m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the School generated a net resources outflow of £2.0m for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in no free reserves at year-end. The School holds £28.2m in unrestricted funds and £179k in restricted funds, with strong operating cash flows and available banking facilities to meet liabilities as they fall due.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“the Governors are aware of a free reserves deficit and do not consider that this presents a financial risk to the School in the short to medium term whilst net incoming resources remain strong.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: St Helen’s Enterprises Limited
“The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of St Helen’s School, Northwood and its subsidiary company, St Helen’s Enterprises Limited.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£22.8m
Total spending
£24.8m
Cost of raising funds
£361k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
358

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Barnet · Buckinghamshire · Ealing · Harrow · Hertfordshire · Hillingdon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£22.8m£24.8m
31/08/2024£25.2m£24.0m
31/08/2023£24.1m£22.0m
31/08/2022£21.2m£19.8m
31/08/2021£19.6m£18.7m

Common questions

Is ST HELEN'S SCHOOL, NORTHWOOD financially healthy?

The accounts state that the School generated a net resources outflow of £2.0m for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in no free reserves at year-end. The School holds £28.2m in unrestricted funds and £179k in restricted funds, with strong operating cash flows and available banking facilities to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.