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WELLOW HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 528234 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · filing overdue (register status)

Education - Independent Preparatory School

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Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
1971
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported net liabilities of £1,300,727 and a deficit for the year of £356,518. The trustees acknowledge material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, though they rely on support from Alpha Schools to meet obligations for at least 12 months. The auditor issued a disclaimer of opinion due to limitations on their ability to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-1.3m; policy: between three and six month’s expenditure)
“This level of reserves has not been maintained throughout the year.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 1.2 in the financial statements, which indicates that at 31 August 2024 the Charitable Company had net liabilities of £1,300,727 and made a deficit for the year then ended of £356,518. As stated in note 1, these events or conditions, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Audit opinion: qualified
“We do not express an opinion on the financial statements. Because of the significance of the matter described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion section of our report, we have not been able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion on the financial statements.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Richard Place Dobson Services Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Insolvency history (Companies House)

The charity’s company has insolvency history on the Companies House record (company status: active).
administration-order — 1994-08-15, 1995-03-17
corporate-voluntary-arrangement — 1994-12-23, 1995-09-04
Official Companies House insolvency record. Insolvency of a subsidiary does not mean the charity is insolvent.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 August 2025)
  • Average employees: 0.33

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.

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

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£2.0m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
31

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 (95% 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: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025——
31/08/2024£1.7m£2.0m
31/08/2023£1.5m£1.8m
31/08/2022£1.6m£1.5m
31/08/2021£1.1m£1.2m

Common questions

Is WELLOW HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported net liabilities of £1,300,727 and a deficit for the year of £356,518. The trustees acknowledge material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, though they rely on support from Alpha Schools to meet obligations for at least 12 months. The auditor issued a disclaimer of opinion due to limitations on their ability to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Richard Place Dobson Services Limited.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WELLOW HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED£1.7m——below—material uncertainty
ALPHA PREPARATORY SCHOOL, LTD FY2025£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARY'S SCHOOL (COLCHESTER) LIMITED FY2025£7.0m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt
AL-NOOR FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024£585k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
GLEBE HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LTD FY2025£2.5m——below—material uncertainty
WEMMS EDUCATION UNLIMITED LIMITED FY2025£4.6m——below—noted

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