ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 325080 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To raise money for St Thomas More School by organising fund raising events attended by the pupils, parents, carers and the wider community.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT THE ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL (NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY) AND AS ANCILLARY THERETO AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT THE ASSOCIATION MAY: A. FOSTER MORE EXTENDED RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFFS PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL; AND B. ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS ATTENDING IT.

Area of benefit: CATCHMENT AREA OF SCHOOL

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: Dacorum, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£44k

Latest spending

£41k

Registered

1974

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the association ended the year with a surplus of £18,908.90 and total unrestricted reserves of £20,307.30. Per the trustees' report, income increased for the fourth consecutive year, and the committee describes the financial position as healthy. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Summer Fayre (19% of income)

“Summer Fayre £8,376.61”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 4.9% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“income from fundraising over the financial year totalled £19,885.92, administrative costs were £977.02” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Aisling Elizabeth Hilsdon
Clare Katherine Elizabeth Trowbridge
Elizabeth Jane Jaggs
Sarah Helen Hennis
Sorcha Louise Kerrigan

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£44k	£41k
31/08/2024	£41k	£42k
31/08/2023	£40k	£43k
31/08/2022	£33k	£29k
31/08/2021	£27k	£25k

Common questions

Is ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the association ended the year with a surplus of £18,908.90 and total unrestricted reserves of £20,307.30. Per the trustees' report, income increased for the fourth consecutive year, and the committee describes the financial position as healthy. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST THOMAS'S PAROCHIAL SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.

ST THOMAS'S PAROCHIAL SCHOOL ASSOCIATION income £34k
ROSEMEAD SCHOOL ASSOCIATION income £33k
MARTIN HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION income £28k
WOODFORD WELLS PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION income £29k
THE MOSS HEY PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION income £32k
LANGSTONE SCHOOL PTA income £26k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION	£44k	—	unclear	4.9%	no doubt
ST THOMAS'S PAROCHIAL SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£34k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROSEMEAD SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£33k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MARTIN HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£28k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODFORD WELLS PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION FY2025	£29k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MOSS HEY PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION FY2025	£32k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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