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THE GRANGE SCHOOL HARTFORD LIMITED

Registered charity 525918 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The education of children and young people.

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Latest income
£17.0m
Latest spending
£16.7m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net incoming resource surplus of £225,811 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £28,562,224. Free reserves were reported at £2,375,534, which the Governors consider to be within their stated target range of £1m to £3m. The balance sheet position is described as strong, with positive net current assets of £5,906,857 and no material uncertainties regarding financial viability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: School fees (87% of income)
“School fees 14,772,132”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £1m - £3m (held: £2.4m)
“The Governors target a level of reserves between the range of £1m - £3m”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governors' children enrolled
“A number of the governors at the School who held office for at least part of the year had children enrolled at the School during the year. The children attend the School on the same terms as the other pupils.” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Grange Trading Development Limited
“The School has a 100% interest in its trading subsidiary The Grange Trading Development Limited.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

THE GRANGE TRADING DEVELOPMENT LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £292k
  • Profit before tax: £14k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £14k
  • Creditors include £82,725 owed to the Grange School (Note 4).
“The company will donate the profit made to 31 August 2025 of £14,358 to Grange School Hartford as a qualifying donation under the company Gift Aid rules.”

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

13 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (13 freehold); recorded price paid £390k. 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
£17.0m
Total spending
£16.7m
Cost of raising funds
£248k
Reserves (reported)
£2.4m
Employees
281

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 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 (87% 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: 1.5% 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: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£17.0m£16.7m
31/08/2024£16.5m£15.9m
31/08/2023£15.2m£14.4m
31/08/2022£14.2m£12.9m
31/08/2021£13.0m£11.7m

Common questions

Is THE GRANGE SCHOOL HARTFORD LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net incoming resource surplus of £225,811 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £28,562,224. Free reserves were reported at £2,375,534, which the Governors consider to be within their stated target range of £1m to £3m. The balance sheet position is described as strong, with positive net current assets of £5,906,857 and no material uncertainties regarding financial viability. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

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
Laidlaw Opera Trust1£458k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION1£98k
The Merchant Taylors' Foundation1£58k
THE LINBURY TRUST1£50k
THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£25k
THE BAND TRUST1£25k
THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRANGE ROSE HILL SCHOOL LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GRANGE SCHOOL HARTFORD LIMITED£17.0m——unclear—no doubt
GRANGE ROSE HILL SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£3.8m——unclear—no doubt
THE CAVENDISH SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.0m——unclear—no doubt
SPRING GROVE SCHOOL 2003 FY2025£2.4m——unclear—no doubt
HERRIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
THE GRANGE FESTIVAL FY2025£4.0m£60,001 - £70,000—unclear—no doubt

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