THE SCHOOL OF ST HELEN AND ST KATHARINE TRUST

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The principal activity of the Trust is to educate academically able girls aged 9 to 18 years. The Governors' policy is to achieve a social mix.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024
Total income:
£15,994,439
Donations and legacies | £21.58k | |
Charitable activities | £15.84m | |
Other trading activities | £87.65k | |
Investments | £47.08k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£15,531,484
Raising funds | £129.34k | |
Charitable activities | £15.40m | |
Other | £0 |
£174,565 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £12,435 from 1 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
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Raising funds and other expenditure | £129.34k | |
Charitable expenditure | £15.40m | |
Retained for future use | £462.96k |
Raising funds and other expenditure | £129.34k | |
Charitable expenditure | £15.40m | |
Retained for future use | £637.52k |
People

224 Employee(s)
13 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 5 |
£70k to £80k | 3 |
£80k to £90k | 1 |
£90k to £100k | 1 |
£100k to £110k | 1 |
£150k to £200k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Children/young People
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Services
- Oxfordshire
Governance
- 05 May 1983: Standard registration
- 29 April 2021: Funds received from 1090084 THE SCHOOL OF ST HELEN AND ST KATHARINE FOUNDATION
- ST HELEN'S SCHOOL (Working name)
- Financial Conduct Authority
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
13 Trustee(s)
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Sara Elizabeth Benbow | Chair | 21 March 2022 |
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Antonia Jane MacKay | Trustee | 25 November 2024 |
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Bernadette Stubley | Trustee | 24 June 2024 |
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Kathryn Lea | Trustee | 27 November 2023 |
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Timilehin Afolami | Trustee | 27 November 2023 |
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Stephen Breach | Trustee | 26 June 2023 |
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David Fawcus | Trustee | 20 March 2023 |
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Louise Alison Simpson | Trustee | 28 November 2022 |
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Neal Bailey | Trustee | 21 March 2022 |
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Sharon Elaine Cooper | Trustee | 30 November 2020 |
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Jennifer Mitchell | Trustee | 20 March 2017 |
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Kevan Paul Leggett | Trustee | 17 June 2013 |
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PAULINE ELIZABETH CAKEBREAD | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | 31/08/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £12.34m | £12.85m | £14.24m | £15.40m | £15.99m | |
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Total expenditure | £11.76m | £12.35m | £13.57m | £14.76m | £15.53m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | £107.61k | N/A | £12.44k | £12.44k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £171.26k | £21.45k | £11.66k | £29.07k | £21.58k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £31.12k | £5.59k | £23.73k | £56.45k | £87.65k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £12.09m | £12.68m | £14.15m | £15.26m | £15.84m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £47.45k | £38.48k | £48.99k | £52.19k | £47.08k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £107.65k | £28 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £11.75m | £12.21m | £13.55m | £14.65m | £15.40m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £5.00k | £130.85k | £18.73k | £110.58k | £129.34k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £38.58k | £40.82k | £30.25k | £34.49k | £38.91k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £1.87k | £6.82k | £656 | £600 | £398 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | 31/08/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £26.33m | £26.09m | £31.00m | £32.73m | £31.86m | |
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Long-term investments | £1.22m | £1.48m | £1.45m | £1.43m | £1.66m | |
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Other assets | £1.39m | £2.09m | £656.39k | £669.66k | £1.03m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | -£2.70m | -£2.76m | -£467.00k | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £1.93m | £1.78m | £4.47m | £6.05m | £5.13m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 August 2024 | 17 June 2025 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2024 | 17 June 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2023 | 13 June 2024 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2023 | 13 June 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2022 | 05 June 2023 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2022 | 05 June 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2021 | 24 May 2022 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2021 | 24 May 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2020 | 26 May 2021 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2020 | 26 May 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/03/1983 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/03/1983 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16/06/2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 JUL 2017
Charitable objects
4.1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL OF HELEN AND ST KATHARINE, GIVING A SOUND CHRISTIAN AND MORAL BASIS, BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AND ACCOMMODATION AT THE SCHOOL. 4.2. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 19 YEARS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUST TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY: 4.2.1. AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS; 4.2.2. PROVIDING THEIR EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE STUDY OF MUSIC OR OTHER ARTS), TO PREPARE THEM FOR ENTRY TO ANY OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT, OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION.
Area of benefit
UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE
Contact information
- Address:
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FARINGDON ROAD
ABINGDON
OX14 1BE
- Phone:
- 01235520657
- Email:
- nmcavoy@shsk.org.uk
- Website:
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