WESTBOURNE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 529381 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WESTBOURNE SCHOOL

THE CHARITY'S PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY IS THE PROVISION OF A DAY SCHOOL FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AGED FROM 3 TO 16.

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Latest income

£4.7m

Latest spending

£4.7m

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £52,055 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit. The trustees confirm that unrestricted funds amounted to £4,711,196 and assert that there is no need to build up additional free reserves given the stable cash flow and balance sheet position. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no specific target stated; governors consider no need to build up a free reserve (held: £4.7m)

“The Governors consider that given the position of the school’s balance sheet, the stable cash flow from pupil fees and the ongoing popularity of our school, that there is no need to build up a free reserve.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Hacker Young. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Aidan Edmanson — Headteacher (source)
Adam Anderson — Bursar & Registrar (source)

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 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 31/08/2025)

Total income

£4.7m

Total spending

£4.7m

Reserves (reported)

£4.7m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~11.9 months of spending — in the top 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrea Subryan
Ashley Lidster
Chris Sowerbutts
Dorrien Peters
Emmy Beeby
Marcus Schofield
Sarah Raw
Sarah Walker

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Derbyshire · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£4.7m	£4.7m
31/08/2024	£5.3m	£5.6m
31/08/2023	£5.2m	£5.2m
31/08/2022	£4.4m	£4.2m
31/08/2021	£4.3m	£3.8m

Common questions

Is WESTBOURNE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £52,055 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit. The trustees confirm that unrestricted funds amounted to £4,711,196 and assert that there is no need to build up additional free reserves given the stable cash flow and balance sheet position. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Hacker Young.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE REECE FOUNDATION	1	£90k
THE ROTHLEY TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTHBOURNE PARK SCHOOL LIMITED.

NORTHBOURNE PARK SCHOOL LIMITED income £3.0m
BEACHBOROUGH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £7.3m
KINGSWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £4.3m
DURLSTON COURT SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £4.1m
PARKSIDE SCHOOL TRUST income £4.5m
BELMONT-BIRKLANDS SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £2.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WESTBOURNE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED	£4.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTHBOURNE PARK SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£3.0m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
BEACHBOROUGH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£7.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KINGSWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£4.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DURLSTON COURT SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£4.1m	£90,001 - £100,000	2	above	—	no doubt
PARKSIDE SCHOOL TRUST FY2025	£4.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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