HILL HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 529420 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HILL HOUSE SCHOOL, HILL HOUSE ST MARY'S

The charity is a private school providing educational services from nursery to age 18

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Latest income

£10.7m

Latest spending

£10.1m

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted net assets of £12,530,369 at the year end, representing an increase from the previous year. The trustees report that undesignated unrestricted funds are in excess of current annual expenditure, maintaining a level consistent with their reserves policy to ensure operational continuity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: equivalent to or in excess of its anticipated annual expenditure (held: £12.5m)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to or in excess of its anticipated annual expenditure.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Warrens Accountants Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 00908443

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.

PEPPER, Steven — director, appointed 26/01/2026on trustee list
YOUNG, Layla — director, appointed 09/12/2024on trustee list
RILEY, David Robert — director, appointed 18/09/2024on trustee list
POULTON, Rachel Frances — director, appointed 08/01/2024on trustee list
HANLEY, Philippa Alice — director, appointed 08/01/2024on trustee list
WARD, Adam — director, appointed 08/01/2024on trustee list
RAO, Koluso Veera Venkata Subba, Dr — director, appointed 28/09/2022on trustee list
PICKERING, James, Professor — director, appointed 01/09/2020on trustee list
JOSHI, Anuj Datt — director, appointed 01/09/2020on trustee list
OGLEY, Anthony James — director, appointed 01/09/2020on trustee list
FEARNS, Joan Wickes — director, appointed 01/09/2018on trustee list
COOPER, Antonia Helen, Dr — director, appointed 22/09/2016on trustee list
SPRENGER, Jason Antony Lee — director, appointed 18/09/2014on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £825k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Total income

£10.7m

Total spending

£10.1m

Reserves (reported)

£12.5m

Employees

146

Reported reserves equal ~14.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

JOAN WICKES FEARNSchair
ADAM WARD
ANTHONY JAMES OGLEY
ANUJ DATT JOSHI
DAVID ROBERT RILEY
Dr Antonia Cooper
Dr KOLUSO Veera Venkata Subba RAO
Jason Antony Lee Sprenger
LAYLA YOUNG
PHILIPPA ALICE HANLEY
PROFESSOR JAMES PICKERING
RACHEL FRANCES POULTON
Steven Pepper

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

Operates in: Doncaster

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£10.7m	£10.1m
31/08/2024	£10.5m	£9.2m
31/08/2023	£8.9m	£8.0m
31/08/2022	£8.1m	£7.3m
31/08/2021	£7.7m	£6.8m

Common questions

Is HILL HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted net assets of £12,530,369 at the year end, representing an increase from the previous year. The trustees report that undesignated unrestricted funds are in excess of current annual expenditure, maintaining a level consistent with their reserves policy to ensure operational continuity. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Warrens Accountants Limited.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRANGE ROSE HILL SCHOOL LIMITED.

GRANGE ROSE HILL SCHOOL LIMITED income £3.8m
HILLSIDE EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £213k
SHREWSBURY HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £11.0m
CASTLE HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £1.4m
Cherry Hill Trust Ltd income £140k
YORK HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £6.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HILL HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED	£10.7m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
GRANGE ROSE HILL SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£3.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HILLSIDE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£213k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SHREWSBURY HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£11.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CASTLE HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£1.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Cherry Hill Trust Ltd FY2025	£140k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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