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QUEEN MARGARET'S SCHOOL, YORK LIMITED

Registered charity 517523 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · repeated filing default (register status)

The charity, formerly Queen Margaret's school for girls, Escrick Park, ceased operations and went into administration on 07 July 2025. The administration is being handled by FRP Advisory.

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Latest income
£6.8m
Latest spending
£8.1m
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the School reported a net outgoing resource of £1,286,000 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £3.415m to £2.129m. Per the trustees' report, free/unrestricted reserves are negative at £6.947m, and the School relies on bank support and interest-free loans from trustees to maintain cash neutrality and manage its debt.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-6.9m; policy: minimum of the current levels)
“The School’s total reserves are £2.129m (2022: £3.415m); after deducting the net book value of fixed assets and restricted funds, there are free reserves of -£6.947m (2022: £5.9m). The Board is content that the approach to reserves is a reasonable response to the School’s current position.” — page 13
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governors' children
“Four Governors (2022: Four) of the School who held office for at least part of the year had daughters enrolled at the School during the year. The arrangements for all daughters of Governors to be admitted to the School are consistent with those for all other girls who enter the School.” — page 44
“The School enjoyed the support of certain Trustees who have provided interest-free short-term finance from time to time. At the year end this was £1,190,000 but has subsequently fallen to £500,000.” — page 44
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee loan
“Four Governors (2022: Four) of the School who held office for at least part of the year had daughters enrolled at the School during the year. The arrangements for all daughters of Governors to be admitted to the School are consistent with those for all other girls who enter the School.” — page 44
“The School enjoyed the support of certain Trustees who have provided interest-free short-term finance from time to time. At the year end this was £1,190,000 but has subsequently fallen to £500,000.” — page 44
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2023)

Total income
£6.8m
Total spending
£8.1m
Cost of raising funds
£292k
Reserves (reported)
£2.1m
Employees
159

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 4.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025——
31/08/2024——
31/08/2023£6.8m£8.1m
31/08/2022£7.0m£7.9m
31/08/2021£6.7m£7.6m

Common questions

Is QUEEN MARGARET'S SCHOOL, YORK LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the School reported a net outgoing resource of £1,286,000 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £3.415m to £2.129m. Per the trustees' report, free/unrestricted reserves are negative at £6.947m, and the School relies on bank support and interest-free loans from trustees to maintain cash neutrality and manage its debt. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds QUEEN MARGARET'S SCHOOL, YORK LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name QUEEN MARGARET'S SCHOOL, YORK LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£100
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£100

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
THE MOUNT SCHOOL YORK FOUNDATION1£97k
BCH TRUST1£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MOUNT SCHOOL (YORK).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
QUEEN MARGARET'S SCHOOL, YORK LIMITED£6.8m——below—no doubt
THE MOUNT SCHOOL (YORK) FY2025£4.3m——below—no doubt
ST MARGARET'S SCHOOL (HAMPSTEAD) LTD FY2025£3.3m£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt
ST MARGARET'S SCHOOL BUSHEY FY2025£16.1m£160,001 - £170,000—below—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH'S SCHOOL FY2025£2.2m—0above—no doubt
MANCHESTER JUNIOR GIRLS SCHOOL FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—noted

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