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ROSSALL SCHOOL

Registered charity 526685 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide general education/schooling

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Latest income
£19.4m
Latest spending
£19.0m
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated net movement in funds of a loss of £487,826 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a loss of £628,586 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,532,473 and cash of £5,323,577, while acknowledging significant cost pressures from legislative changes such as VAT on fees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a budgetary and control system that forecasts future financial outcomes including projecting cash balances for the next two financial years (held: £5.5m)
“the School’s reserves policy is based on the operation of a budgetary and control system that forecasts future financial outcomes including projecting cash balances for the next two financial years.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Spousal remuneration
“Additionally, staff costs include total remuneration of £224,263 (2024: £221,097) paid to the spouses of 4 (2024: 6) key management personnel, who were employed and paid under normal terms.” — page 61
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £1.4m
“The amount recognised of £1,443,286 (2024: £612,286) is the net present value of the agreed deficit reduction contributions.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Rossall Enterprises Limited
“Rossall Enterprises Ltd is a trading company wholly owned by the Corporation of Rossall School. The company provides accommodation and facilities for conferences, courses and activity holidays, retail services and a bus service for pupils.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

ROSSALL ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Profit before tax: £103k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £103k
  • £100,000 loan from group undertaking, secured by debenture, repayable 31 March 2026.
“The company generated a profit of £103,162 (before charitable donations) in the year ended 31 August 2025”

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

Total income
£19.4m
Total spending
£19.0m
Cost of raising funds
£421k
Reserves (reported)
£4.2m
Employees
229

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 2.2% 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: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£19.4m£19.0m
31/08/2024£18.8m£19.4m
31/08/2023£16.4m£17.0m
31/08/2022£15.5m£15.3m
31/08/2021£12.3m£12.4m

Common questions

Is ROSSALL SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated net movement in funds of a loss of £487,826 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a loss of £628,586 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,532,473 and cash of £5,323,577, while acknowledging significant cost pressures from legislative changes such as VAT on fees. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.

Who funds ROSSALL SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROSSALL SCHOOL as a grant recipient include THE ROSSALL FOUNDATION, Brian Mercer Trust.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROSSALL FOUNDATIONFY2024£156krenovation of the chapel organ
THE ROSSALL FOUNDATIONFY2024£147kfull repair of the Big School roof
THE ROSSALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£30kdonation to assist the school in fully renovating two science laboratories
THE ROSSALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£29kdonation in relation to the Ukrainian appeal
Brian Mercer TrustFY2022£15kCharitable Activities
THE ROSSALL FOUNDATIONFY2024£11krenovation of the RosShop
THE ROSSALL FOUNDATIONFY2023£9kdeposit towards the renovation of the Chapel organ
THE ROSSALL FOUNDATIONFY2023£5kbalance of the Ukranian appeal fund
THE ROSSALL FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kmusic in the Prep School
THE ROSSALL FOUNDATIONFY2023£2kCannon Young Medals
THE ROSSALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£625grant relating to the chapel organ
THE ROSSALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£0grant for some guitar equipment

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
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£230k
THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST1£29k
THE THOMAS RAWCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROSSALL FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROSSALL SCHOOL£19.4m——unclear—no doubt
THE ROSSALL FOUNDATION FY2025£209k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROSSALL SCHOOL CENTENARY FUND FY2025£198k—0below—no doubt
GRANGE ROSE HILL SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£3.8m——unclear—no doubt
THE TRAPNELL FUND FY2025£156k—0above—no doubt
BLUNDELL'S SCHOOL FY2025£19.5m£170,001 - £180,000—unclear—no doubt

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