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C Alexander FT
J CEdmondson FT*
Dr HR Gurprashad S&MH*
D CGoatman FR&C*
N LHelliwell EM&A
CIMJones FG Int+°
N Millard GS&MH
N DPortwood Int°
RCW Rambaut R&C+°
IAVanEvery M&AR&CSI*
W AWebb FG° (resigned21stJune2025)
M Witherick SIG Int* (resigned28thAugust2025)
P CameronWatt FGInt°
W Goldsmith E
E EducationCommittee
F FinanceCommittee
GovernanceCommittee
SI SocialImpactCommittee
M&A Marketing& AdmissionsCommittee
R&C Risk& ComplianceCommittee

DRAGON SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2025: INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DRAGON SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

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detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Guy Biggin Senior Statutory Auditor For and on behalf of Crowe U.K. LLP Statutory Auditor Fourth Floor St James House St James' Square Cheltenham GLS0 3PR

Date: 2 April 2026

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Note Unrestricted Restricted Endowed Total Total
funds funds funds funds funds
2025 2024
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
INCOMEFROM:
Charitableactivities
Schoolfees 2. 22,926 - - 22,926 22,453
Othereducational 3. 43 - - 43 38
Otherancillarytrading 4. 19 - = 19 30
Othertradingactivities
Non-ancillarytrading 234 - - 234 185
Investments
Investmentincome Ds - 10 - 10 3
Bankandotherinterest 6. 428 - - 428 857
Voluntarysources
Donationsandlegacies 7 72 1,739 - 1,811 1,472
Totalincome 23,722 1,749 - 25,471 25,038
EXPENDITUREON:
Raisingfunds
Fundraisingforvoluntaryresources 341 - - 341 299
Trading 116 - - 116 57
Other 79 - - 79 136
Totalcostsofraisingfunds 536 - - 536 492
Charitableactivities
Schoolsandgrantmaking 20,891 628 - 21,519 =21,399
Schools- financingcosts 9. 1,046 - - 1,046 1,035
Totalcostsofcharitableactivities 21,937 628 - 22,565 22,434
Totalexpenditure 8. 22,473 628 - 23,101 22,926
NETINCOMEBEFOREINVESTMENT
GAINS/(LOSSES)
1,249 1,121 - 2,370 2,112
Investment(losses)/ gains 15. (57) (27) (4) (88) 600
NETINCOME 1,192 1,094 (4) 2,282 2,712
Transfersbetweenfunds 25. (605) 605 - -
NETMOVEMENTINFUNDS 587 1,699 (4) 2,282 2,712
Fundbalancesat1 September2024 37,545 1,532 496 39,573 36,861
FUNDBALANCESAT31AUGUST2025 38,132 3,231 492 41,855 39,573

Note Group Charity Charity
2025 2024 2025 2024
£'000 £000 £'000 £'000
Fixedassets
Tangibleassets 12. 55,226 57,180 55,226 57,180
Investments 15. 9,768 9,115 9,768 9,115
64,994 66,295 64,994 66,295
Currentassets
Stock 13. 1 1 - =
Debtors 14. 4,730 1,658 4,795 1,632
Cashatbankandinhand 16. 11,431 12,860 11,217 12,714
16,162 14,519 16,012 14,346
Creditors:duewithinoneyear 17. (6,440) (7,353) (6,408) (7,310)
Netcurrentassets 9,722 7,166 9,604 7,036
Totalassetslesscurrentliabilities 74,716 73,461 74,598 73,331
Creditors:dueinmorethanoneyear 18. (32,861) (33,888) (32,861) _(33,888)
Totalnetassets 26. 41,855 39,573 41,737 39,443
Endowmentfunds 492 496 492 496
Restrictedfunds 3,231 1,532 3,231 1,532
Unrestrictedfunds 38,132 37,545 38,014 37,415
Fundbalances 25. 41,855 39,573 41,737 39,443

Note 2025 2024
£'000 £'000 £°000 £000
Netcashinflowfromoperations (a). 810 2,873
Cashflowsfrominvestingactivities
Interestreceived
Receiptsfromdisposalsoffixedassets
428
2,357
857
29
Receiptsfromdisposalsofinvestments
Paymentsforinvestments
Investmentincomereceipts
Paymentsfortangiblefixedassets
Netcashusedininvestingactivities
(741)
10
(1,549)

505 (3,800)
3
(10,160)
(13,071)
Cashflowsfromfinancingactivities
Interestpaid
(1,014) (1,023)
Receiptsfromprepaidfeesscheme
Paymentsfromprepaidfeesscheme
Netcashusedinfinancingactivities
(1,730) (2,744) 3,409
(709)
1,677
Changeincashandcashequivalentsinthe (1,429) (8,521)
reportingperiod
Cashandcashequivalentsatthebeginning 12,860 21,381
ofthereportingperiod
Cashandcashequivalentsattheendofthe 11,431 12,860
reportingperiod
a) Reconciliationofnetincometocash
flowfromoperatingactivities
Netincome
Investment(gains)
2025
£'000
2,282
88



2024
£000
2,712
(600)
(Gains)ondisposaloffixedassets
Interestpayable
Interestreceivable
Investmentincome
1,046
(428)
(10)
=


(29)
1,035
(357)
(3)
Depreciationcharges 1,146 803
Decreaseinstocks - 6
Increaseindebtors (3,072) (875)
Decrease/(increase)increditors (242) 681
Netcashinflowfromoperatingactivities 810 2,873

1Sept2024 Cashflow Other 31Aug2025
movements
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Cash atbankandinhand 12,860 (1,429) - 11,431
Debt: bankloans (30,000) - - (30,000)
(17,140) (1,429) - (18,569)

2. CHARITABLEACTIVITIES
-SCHOOLFEES
2025 2024
£'000 £'000
Schoolfeesandextras 23,833 22,544
lessscholarships,Bursariesandgrants (1,535) (1,300)
22,298 21,244
Bursariespaidfromrestrictedfunds 628 1,209
22,926 22,453
3. CHARITABLEACTIVITIES—-OTHEREDUCATIONAL 2025 2024
£'000 £'000
Registrationfees 40 36
Courses& conferences 3 2
43 38
4. CHARITABLEACTIVITIES— ANCILLARYTRADING 2025 2024
£'000 £'000
Fundraising 1 1
Profitonsaleoffixedassets 18 29
19 30

5. INVESTMENTINCOME 2025 2024
£'000 £000
Listedandotherinvestments 10 3
10 3
6. BANKANDOTHERINTEREST 2025 2024
£'000 £000
Bankinterest 389 806
Other 39 51
428 857
7. DONATIONSANDLEGACIES 2025 2024
£'000 £'000
Donationsforbursaries 627 1,035
Legacies- restricted 997 174
Legacies- unrestricted 72 24
Otherdonations- restricted 115 239
1,811 1,472
8a. ANALYSISOFTOTALEXPENDITURE
2025
Staffcosts Depr’n Other Total
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Costofraisingfunds
Fundraisingforvoluntaryresources 290 - 51 341
Tradingcosts - - 116 116
Othercosts - - 79 79
Totalcostofraisingfunds 290 - 246 536
Charitableactivities
Schoolsandgrantmaking
Teaching 9,324 164 1,506 10,994
Welfare 1,656 15 2,573 4,244
Premises 559 811 1,765 3,135
Supportcostsofschooling(including 1,628 156 734 2,518
governance— note8c)
Grants,awardsandprizes(note8b) - - 628 628
13,167 1,146 7,206 21,519
Schools- financingcosts(note9) - - 1,046 1,046
Totalcostsofcharitableactivities 13,167 1,146 8,252 22,565
Totalexpenditure 13,457 1,146 8,498 23,101

ANALYSISOFTOTALEXPENDITURE(cont'd)
ryearcomparativeinformation 2024
Staffcosts Depr’n Other Total
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Costofraisingfunds
Fundraisingforvoluntaryresources 232 - 67 299
Tradingcosts - - 57 57
Othercosts - - 136 136
Totalcostofraisingfunds 232 - 260 492
Charitableactivities
Schoolsandgrantmaking
Teaching 9,305 74 1,206 10,585
Welfare 1,340 9 2,627 3,976
Premises 221 542 2,305 3,068
Supportcostsofschooling(including 1,521 178 862 2,561
governance— note8c)
Grants,awardsandprizes(note8b) = - 1,209 1,209
12,387 803 8,209 21,399
Schools- financingcosts(note9) - - 1,035 1,035
Totalcostsofcharitableactivities 12,387 803 9,244 22,434
Totalexpenditure 12,619 803 9,504 22,926
RANTS,AWARDSANDPRIZES
2025 2024
£'000 £°000
FromRestrictedFunds:
Bursaries andothergrantsandawards 628 1,209
628 1,209
OVERNANCECOSTS
2025 2024
£'000 £°000
Auditors’remuneration— audit(Group) 26 26
Auditors’remuneration— audit(subsidiary) 2 2
Auditors’remuneration— non-audit 20 2
ReimbursementofexpensestoGovernors - 1
Othergovernancecosts 40 69
88 100

FINANCINGCOSTS 2025 2024
£'000 £'000
Interestpayableisdueon:
Bankloansandoverdrafts 1,014 1,023
Discountsallowedonprepaidfees 32 12
1,046 1,035
10. EMPLOYEES 2025 2024
£'000 £'000
Staffcosts:
Wagesandsalaries 10,925 10,247
NationalInsurance 1,150 1,036
Pensioncosts 1,341 1,311
Severancepay : 41 25
13,457 12,619
Thenumbersofemployeeswhoseremunerationwasover£60k
(includingseverancepay)fellintothefollowingbands: No. No.
£60-
£70k
12 13
£70-
£80k
4 3
£80-
£90k
4 2
£90- £100k 1 1
£130-£140k - 1
£140-£150k 1 =
£180-£190k 1 1
Thesehigherpaidstaffhaddefined £'000 £'000
contributionpensionschemes,totalcost: 255 227
Totalpensioncostsweremadeupof: £'000 £°000
Definedcontributionschemes 1,341 1,311
1,341 1,311

Theaveragenumberofemployees,basedon 2025 2024
headcount,excludingGovernors,was: No. No.
Teaching 220 211
Pensioners 2 3
Supportstaff 97 99
Development 7 6
326 319

Assetsin Freehold Motor Other TOTAL
Courseof Property vehicles
Construction
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Cost
at1 September2024 14,542 49,387 109 8,364 72,402
additions - 1,198 - 351 1,549
disposals - - (75) (2,548) (2,623)
capitalgoodsschemeadjustment - (2,357) - - (2,357)
transfers (14,542) 14,542 - - -
at31August2025 - 62,770 34 6,167 68,971
Depreciation
at1 September2024 - 8,168 102 6,952 15,222
charge - 567 2 577 1,146
releasedondisposal - - (75) (2,548) (2,623)
at31August2025 - 8,735 29 4,981 13,745
Netbookvalue
at1 September2024 14,542 41,219 7 1,412 57,180
at31August2025 - 54,035 5 1,186 55,226

STOCKS Group Parentcompany Parentcompany
2025 2024 2025 2024
£'000 £000 £'000 £'000
Goodsforresale - - - -
Consumables 1 1 - -
1 1 - -
DEBTORS Group Parentcompany
2025 2024 2025 2024
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Tradedebtors 634 553 625 551
Amountowedbysubsidiary = - 96 11
Loans 18 10 18 10
Prepayments 533 405 511 370
Accruedincome 1,188 690 1,188 690
Taxation 2,357 - 2,357 -
4,730 1,658 4,795 1,632
INVESTMENTS Groupandparent
company
2025 2024
Investmentsareshownatmarketvalue: £'000 £'000
OtherU.K.listedinvestmentsheldasfixed assets 9,768 9,115
9,768 9,115
Historicalcost: 9,010 8,269
Valueofinvestments:
broughtforward 9,115 4,715
disposalsatvaluebroughtforward - -
acquired 741 3,800
changeinunrealisedvalues (88) 600
carriedforward 9,768 9,115

16. CASHATBANKANDINHAND Group Parent company
2025 2024 2025
2024
£'000 £'000 £'000
£'000
Cashondeposit 10,624 12,118 10,624
12,118
Currentbankaccountsandpettycash 807 742 593
596
11,431 12,860 11,217
12,714

CREDITORS:DUEWITHINONEYEAR Group Parentcompany Parentcompany
2025 2024 2025 2024
£'000 £°000 £'000 £'000
Tradecreditors 1,178 1,881 1,161 1,875
Amountowedtosubsidiary
Taxationandsocialsecurity 185 289 185 264
Accruals 808 1,238 793 1,226
Othercreditors 26 - 26 -
Deferredincome
-feesreceivedinadvance 2,581 1,605 2,581 1,605
-depositsheld 629 670 629 670
-prepaidfeesscheme 1,033 1,670 1,033 1,670
6,440 7,353 6,408 7,310
CREDITORS:DUEININMORETHANONEYEAR Groupandparent
company
2025 2024
£'000 £'000
Bankloans 30,000 30,000
Deferredincome:prepaidfees 939 2,000
Depositsheld 1,922 1,888
32,861 33,888
ANALYSISOFLONGTERMCREDITORS
Longtermcreditorsaredueinlessthanfiveyearsexcept as follows:
Bankloans:
duewithinoneyear
duebetweentwoandfiveyears
dueinmorethanfiveyears 30,000 30,000
30,000 30,000
Deferredincome- prepaidfees 19.
duewithinoneyear 1,033 1,670
duebetweentwoandfiveyears 846 1,848
dueinmorethanfiveyears 93 152
1,972 3,670
Depositsheld:
duewithinoneyear 629 670
duebetweentwo andfiveyears 1,194 1,196
dueinmorethanfiveyears 728 692
2,551 2,558

Balanceat Incoming Outgoing Investment Transfers Balanceat
1Sept resources resources (losses)/ between 31Aug
2024 gains funds 2025
£'000 £000 £’000 £'000 £'000 £000
ENDOWMENTFUND 3 = - - 3
ENDOWEDBURSARIESFUND 493 - - (4) - 489
496 - - (4) - 492
RESTRICTEDFUNDS
KnatchbullMemorialfund 124 10 - 17 - 151
Bursariesfunds 1,059 1,624 (628) (44) 741 2,702
Capitalfund - 110 - - (110) -
Developmentfund 349 5 - - (26) 328
1,532 1,749 (628) (27) 605 3,231
UNRESTRICTEDFUNDS
Prepaidfees z - (32) - 32 2
Generalfund 37,415 23,488 (22,325) (57) (507) 38,014
37,415 23,488 (22,357) (57) (475) 38,014
CHARITYtotalfunds 39,443 25,237 (22,985) (88) 130 41,737
Non-charitytradingfunds 130 234 (116) - (130) 118
GROUP 39,573 25,471 (23,101) (88) - 41,855
Prioryearcomparative Balanceat Incoming Outgoing Investment Transfers Balanceat
information 1Sept —resources resources gains between 31Aug
2023 funds 2024
£°000 £'000 £’000 £'000 £000 £'000
ENDOWMENTFUND 3 - - = = 3
ENDOWEDBURSARIESFUND 445 = = 48 - 493
448 ss = 48 = 496
RESTRICTEDFUNDS
KnatchbullMemorialfund 105 4 = 15 : 124
Bursariesfunds 948 1,209 (1,209) 111 - 1,059
Capitalfund - 207 - - (207) =
Developmentfund 313 55 - : (19) 349
1,366 1,475 (1,209) 126 (226) 1,532
UNRESTRICTEDFUNDS
Prepaidfees : - (12) = 12 -
Generalfund 35,010 23,378 (21,648) 426 249 37,415
35,010 23,378 (21,660) 426 261 37,415
CHARITYtotalfunds 36,824 24,853 (22,869) 600 35 39,443
Non-charitytradingfunds 37 185 (57) - (35) 130
GROUP 36,861 25,038 (22,926) 600 = 39,573

26.FUNDS:NETASSETS Fixed Invest- Othernet Longterm
Totalnet
Assets ments current liabilities |Assetsat31
assets Aug2025
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
ENDOWMENTFUND - - 3 - 3
ENDOWEDBURSARIESFUND a 464 25 - 489
- 464. 28 - 492
RESTRICTEDFUNDS
KnatchbullMemorialfund - 95 55 - 150
Bursariesfunds - 1,793 960 - 2,753
Developmentfund - - 328 - 328
- 1,888 1,343 - 3,231
UNRESTRICTEDFUNDS
Prepaidfees - - 846 (846) -
Generalfund 55,226 7,416 7,387 (32,015) 38,014
55,226 7,416 8,233 (32,861) 38,014
CHARITYtotalfunds 55,226 9,768 9,604 (32,861) 41,737
Non-charitytradingfunds - - 118 - 118
GROUP 55,226 9,768 9,722 (32,861) 41,855
Prioryearcomparativeinformation Fixed Invest- Othernet —_Longterm Totalnet
Assets ments current liabilities assetsat31
assets Aug2024
£°000 £°000 £°000 £°000 £°000
ENDOWMENTFUND - - 3 - 3
ENDOWEDBURSARIESFUND - 468 25 - 493
- 468 28 - 496
RESTRICTEDFUNDS
KnatchbullMemorialfund - 78 46 = 124
Bursariesfunds - 1,096 (37) - 1,059
Developmentfund - - 349 - 349
- 1,174 358 - 1,532
LINRESTRICTEDFUNDS
Prepaidfees 7 - 1,847 (1,847) =
Generalfund 57,180 7473 4,803 (32,041) 37,415
57,180 7,473 6,650 (33,888) 37,415
CHARITYtotalfunds 57,180 9,115 7,036 (33,888) 39,443
Non-charitytradingfunds 2 e 130 - 130
GROUP 57,180 9,115 7,166 (33,888) 39,573

Unrestricted Restricted |Endowed Total
funds funds funds funds
2024
£'000 £°000 £°000 £'000
INCOMEFROM:
Charitableactivities
Schoolfees 22,453 - - 22,453
Othereducational 38 - - 38
Otherancillarytrading 30 - - 30
Othertradingactivities
Non-ancillarytrading 185 - - 185
Investments
Investmentincome - 3 - 3
Bankandotherinterest 857 - z 857
Voluntarysources
Donationsandlegacies - 1,472 - 1,472
Totalincome 23,563 1,475 - 25,038
EXPENDITUREON:
Raisingfunds
Fundraising
forvoluntaryresources
299 - > 299
Trading 57 - - 57
Other 136 - - 136
Totalcostsofraisingfunds 492 = - 492
Charitableactivities
Schoolsandgrantmaking 20,190 1,209 - 21,399
Schools- financingcosts 1,035 : - 1,035
Totalcostsofcharitableactivities 21,225 1,209 - 22,434
Totalexpenditure 21,717 1,209 - 22,926
NETINCOMEBEFOREINVESTMENT
GAINS/(LOSSES) 1,846 266 = 2,112
Investmentgains/(losses) 426 126 48 600
NETINCOME 2,272 392 48 2,712
Transfersbetweenfunds 226 (226) - =
NETMOVEMENT
INFUNDS
2,498 166 48 2,712
Fundbalancesat1 September2023 35,047 1,366 448 36,861
FUNDBALANCESAT31AUGUST2024 37,545 1,532 496 39,573