SEATON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED
Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£2.2m
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £130,510 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £2,767,646. The trustees report that free reserves of £593,226 are sufficient to cover approximately one term's expenditure, and they consider the charity to be a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: sufficient level of reserves to ensure that the school’s continuing activities can be maintained (held: £593k)
“The Governors’ policy is to maintain a sufficient level of reserves to ensure that the school’s continuing activities can be maintained.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration to close family of Governors/KMP
“Members of the close family of Governors and Key Management Personnel received remuneration of £46,390 (2024: £41,338) and employers pension contributions of £12,016 (2024: £9,188).” — page 34
“The following Governors and Key Management Personnel were parents of pupils attending the school during the year: Mr M Alidina, Mr O Saeed and Mr K Grimwood for whom fees were payable to the school.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Fees paid by Governors/KMP
“Members of the close family of Governors and Key Management Personnel received remuneration of £46,390 (2024: £41,338) and employers pension contributions of £12,016 (2024: £9,188).” — page 34
“The following Governors and Key Management Personnel were parents of pupils attending the school during the year: Mr M Alidina, Mr O Saeed and Mr K Grimwood for whom fees were payable to the school.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Fees paid by KMP partner
“Members of the close family of Governors and Key Management Personnel received remuneration of £46,390 (2024: £41,338) and employers pension contributions of £12,016 (2024: £9,188).” — page 34
“The following Governors and Key Management Personnel were parents of pupils attending the school during the year: Mr M Alidina, Mr O Saeed and Mr K Grimwood for whom fees were payable to the school.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Internal control failure: Expenditure approval
“During the audit we requested a sample of 36 expenditure invoices. Five of these had no evidence that they were authorised prior to payment.” — page 6
“The fixed asset register contains many older assets that are fully depreciated. The register has not been reviewed recently for the existence of assets, so it is unknown whether the assets recorded as still owned or used by the school.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Internal control failure: Fixed assets
“During the audit we requested a sample of 36 expenditure invoices. Five of these had no evidence that they were authorised prior to payment.” — page 6
“The fixed asset register contains many older assets that are fully depreciated. The register has not been reviewed recently for the existence of assets, so it is unknown whether the assets recorded as still owned or used by the school.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Internal control failure: Employment contracts
“During the audit we requested a sample of 36 expenditure invoices. Five of these had no evidence that they were authorised prior to payment.” — page 6
“The fixed asset register contains many older assets that are fully depreciated. The register has not been reviewed recently for the existence of assets, so it is unknown whether the assets recorded as still owned or used by the school.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Internal control failure: VAT compliance
“During the audit we requested a sample of 36 expenditure invoices. Five of these had no evidence that they were authorised prior to payment.” — page 6
“The fixed asset register contains many older assets that are fully depreciated. The register has not been reviewed recently for the existence of assets, so it is unknown whether the assets recorded as still owned or used by the school.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.2m
Reserves (reported)
£593k
Employees
36
Trustees
- JUDITH EVANSchair
- BARBARA GRANT
- Jeremy Vibert Hoar
- Mark Graham Russell
- Muhammed Akeel Alidina
- Omar Saeed
- Prashant Patel
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £2.3m | £2.2m |
| 31/08/2024 | £2.2m | £2.0m |
| 31/08/2023 | £2.0m | £1.8m |
| 31/08/2022 | £1.8m | £1.7m |
| 31/08/2021 | £1.7m | £1.6m |
Common questions
Is SEATON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £130,510 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £2,767,646. The trustees report that free reserves of £593,226 are sufficient to cover approximately one term's expenditure, and they consider the charity to be a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £50k |