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FHS TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 525489 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FFYNONE HOUSE SCHOOL OAKLEIGH HOUSE SCHOOL, FFYNONE HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LTD

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Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £120,536 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds being in deficit by £818,021. Although total funds remain in surplus due to property revaluation reserves, the charity relied on a post-year-end receipt of £210,000 to clear its overdraft and maintain going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 £60,000 to £69,999 1” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 £60,000 to £69,999 1” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: School fees and associated income (77% of income)
“The principal source of income is school fees accounting for 77% (2024:81%) of the school’s income.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-818k)
“Following the change in the business activity in 2012, the trustees agreed to use the reserves generated to fund future school activities. Due to deficits between 2013 – 2024 and the deficit in the current year this has meant the unrestricted funds are in deficit by £818,021 (2024: £722,485).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The trustees have identified material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern. However, after reviewing the charitable company’s forecasts, expected income and expenditure, available reserves, and the continued support of the charitable company’s bank, the trustees consider that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee paid fees for children
“One of the trustees, Mr P Patel, paid fees of £17,429 (2024: £22,000) to the chartiable company in respect of his children who attended the school. The fees paid by the trustee are on the same basis as those paid by other parents. At 26 August 2026 no fees owed were owed to the charitable company by the trustee.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by John F Harvey Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.9m
Reserves (reported)
£621k
Employees
45

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 0.0% 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: Carmarthenshire · City Of Swansea · Neath Port Talbot · Vale Of Glamorgan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.9m£1.9m
31/08/2024£1.9m£2.0m
31/08/2023£1.7m£2.0m
31/08/2022£1.9m£1.9m
31/08/2021£1.7m£1.7m

Common questions

Is FHS TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £120,536 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds being in deficit by £818,021. Although total funds remain in surplus due to property revaluation reserves, the charity relied on a post-year-end receipt of £210,000 to clear its overdraft and maintain going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by John F Harvey Chartered Accountants.

What does the highest-paid employee of FHS TRUST LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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 GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (BIRMINGHAM) UK1£13k
KEREN TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREENFIELDS EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FHS TRUST LIMITED£1.9m£60,001 - £70,0001below—noted
GREENFIELDS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£1.3m——below—noted
THE OPEN SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£1.6m——below—no doubt
GJPS TRUST FUND FY2025£349k—0unclear—no doubt
ABU FAISAL TRUST FY2024£297k—0unclear—no doubt
SANGAT TRUST FY2025£848k—0unclear—no doubt

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