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SEATON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 800673 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote and provide for the advancement of education and to carry on and develop a school for the education of children.

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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.

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

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.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.2m
Reserves (reported)
£593k
Employees
36

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median 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: Sutton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SEATON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED£2.3m——unclear—no doubt
HEATH MOUNT SCHOOL TRUST LTD FY2025£10.1m——unclear—no doubt
PARAYHOUSE SCHOOL FY2025£2.0m——above—no doubt
THE TOWER HOUSE SCHOOL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£3.3m——unclear—no doubt
SARUM HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.0m——above—no doubt
DAIR HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt

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