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POWNALL HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 525929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as POWNALL HALL SCHOOL

Education and training

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Latest income
£3.9m
Latest spending
£3.6m
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £314,375 for the year, driven by strong fee income and increased pupil numbers. However, the Statement of Financial Position shows net liabilities of £706,799, with unrestricted funds in a deficit of £933,770, which the auditors highlighted as an emphasis of matter. The trustees maintain that the going concern basis is appropriate due to recent refinancing and strong operating cash flows.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“£100,001 - £110,000 1” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-934k; policy: invest a proportion of its surpluses in the School's facilities and infrastructure)
“The Governors are conscious that the Unrestricted funds are in deficit.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £39800.0m
“The Valuation Report shows notional assets of £222.2bn and liabilities of £262bn, resulting in a scheme deficit of £39.8bn.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Josolyne LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

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 22/08/2025)

Total income
£3.9m
Total spending
£3.6m
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
81

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.3% 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: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
22/08/2025£3.9m£3.6m
22/08/2024£3.8m£3.5m
22/08/2023£3.2m£3.0m
22/08/2022£2.4m£2.5m
22/08/2021£2.1m£2.3m

Common questions

Is POWNALL HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £314,375 for the year, driven by strong fee income and increased pupil numbers. However, the Statement of Financial Position shows net liabilities of £706,799, with unrestricted funds in a deficit of £933,770, which the auditors highlighted as an emphasis of matter. The trustees maintain that the going concern basis is appropriate due to recent refinancing and strong operating cash flows. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Josolyne LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of POWNALL HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HUNTER HALL SCHOOL LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
POWNALL HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED£3.9m£100,001 - £110,000—below—no doubt
HUNTER HALL SCHOOL LTD FY2025£1.0mGreater than £60,0001above—no doubt
SARUM HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.0m——above—no doubt
HALLFIELD SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£7.8m£150,001 - £160,000—below—no doubt
THE POCKLINGTON SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£15.8m——unclear—no doubt
HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL LTD FY2025£19.7m£145,000 - £149,999—unclear—no doubt

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