ST HELEN'S SCHOOL, NORTHWOOD

Registered charity 312762 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The education of girls;The grant of bursaries to offer opportunities for girls who might not be able to take up a place at the School; The provision for worship in the Christian tradition and with respect for all faiths, relgions and religious diversity;

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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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £28.2m)
“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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Helen’s School, Northwood (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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
£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).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 1.6% 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: 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?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SCHOOL OF ST HELEN AND ST KATHARINE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST HELEN'S SCHOOL, NORTHWOOD£22.8m——below—no doubt
THE SCHOOL OF ST HELEN AND ST KATHARINE TRUST FY2025£16.5m£180,001 - £190,000—unclear—no doubt
ST PAUL'S GIRLS' SCHOOL FY2025£29.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE DORIS GREGORY TRUST FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EMMANUEL NORTHWOOD FY2025£585k——unclear—no doubt
THE SAINT JOHN'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£24.9m——unclear—no doubt

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