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CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LIMITED

Registered charity 526611 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (NORTH WEST) LIMITED, SCARISBRICK HALL LIMITED, TOWER COLLEGE · filing overdue (register status)

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Latest income
£4.5m
Latest spending
£4.2m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,394,808, which the trustees confirm is within the policy range of three months' average operating expenses. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £411,239 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £3,253,604.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of its average operating expenses (held: £1.4m)
“The policy stipulates that the school should maintain a minimum level of unrestricted reserves equivalent to three months of its average operating expenses.” — page 20
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: School fees paid by trustees
“During the year, trustees Mr Alexander Dixon, Mr Gavin Stamper and Mr Shaun Deane were invoiced school fees amounting to £51,755 (2022: £28,746).” — page 39
“The charitable company provides accommodation to company secretary Mr. Marcus Taylor with a cash equivalent value of £6,500 (2022: £6,000).” — page 39
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Accommodation provided to Company Secretary
“During the year, trustees Mr Alexander Dixon, Mr Gavin Stamper and Mr Shaun Deane were invoiced school fees amounting to £51,755 (2022: £28,746).” — page 39
“The charitable company provides accommodation to company secretary Mr. Marcus Taylor with a cash equivalent value of £6,500 (2022: £6,000).” — page 39
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Allen Mills Howard Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income
£4.5m
Total spending
£4.2m
Cost of raising funds
£23k
Reserves (reported)
£3.5m
Employees
84

Reported reserves equal ~10.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025——
31/08/2024£4.5m£4.2m
31/08/2023£4.0m£3.6m
31/08/2022£3.6m£3.0m
31/08/2021£3.4m£2.9m

Common questions

Is CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,394,808, which the trustees confirm is within the policy range of three months' average operating expenses. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £411,239 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £3,253,604. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Allen Mills Howard Limited.