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2025-08-31-accounts

Reigate Grammar School Trust

Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2025 together with Trustee’s and Auditor’s reports

Registered Charity No. 312030

Reigate Grammar School Trust

Legal and Administrative Information

Address: Reigate Grammar School
Reigate Road
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 0QS
Bankers: Barclays Bank Plc
Level 12, 1 Churchill Place
London
E14 5HP
Auditors: HaysMac LLP
Registered Auditors
10 Queen Street Place
London
EC4R 1AG
Solicitors: Goodyear Blackie Herrington LLP
Oak House
Tanshire Park
Shackleford Road
Elstead
Surrey
GU8 6LB
Corporate Trustee Reigate Grammar School

The Governors of Reigate Grammar School are as follows:

Mr Mark Elsey (Chair) Mr John Duncan Anderson Dr Shrilla Banerjee Mr Marc Benton Mrs Mary Braughler-Edmunds Mrs Helen Crossley (Appointed 30 April 2025) Mr Brian Day (Resigned 17 March 2025) Mr Christopher Dixon Mr Mark Elsey Mrs Johanna Hamilton Mr Luke Herbert (Resigned 17 March 2025) Mrs Maxine Hulme Mrs Lisa Page Mr Alistair Dominic Roberts (Appointed 30 April 2025) Mrs Margaret Shipley Mrs Rebecca Sturt Mr Christopher Townsend (Appointed 1 September 2025) Mr Nicholas Weber Mr Edward Wheeler

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Reigate Grammar School Trust

Trustee’s Report for the year ended 31 August 2025

The Trustee is pleased to present its report together with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2025.

Legal and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, FRS102 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Ireland and the Statement of Recommended Practice Accounting and reporting by charities (SORP (FRS102) 2[nd] Edition.

Structure, Governance and Management:

The Charity was constituted by a Scheme sealed on 27 July 1976, when Reigate Grammar School reverted to independent status. The Scheme was amended on 31 May 1994 as a consequence of the Governors’ decision that the School should become a fully co-educational school by the start of the 1997/1998 academic year.

On 21 July 2011 a further scheme was adopted in order to enable the Trust to hold property previously held by the Godfrey Searle Choir Trust (Charity No: 305102).

Object of the Trust:

At 31 August 2025 the Charity held certain property on trust in accordance with the scheme approved by the Charity Commission. In addition, donations for the specific purpose of financing future awards and prizes were held in restricted funds.

The Trustee has had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

Trustee’s Selection of Authorised Representatives:

The Trustee, Reigate Grammar School, aims to achieve a wide spread of knowledge and experience through its authorised representatives so as to fulfil its statutory obligations and determine the aims and overall conduct of the Trust. All authorised representatives are Governors of Reigate Grammar School.

Review of Activities:

The assets of the Trust are as follows:

  1. Land held under title number SY612426 – this is the playground and the oldest premises used by the School and the Art and Technology Centre. This property is a permanent endowment and is held on trust in accordance with the scheme approved by the Charity Commission.

  2. The land and buildings donated by the Godfrey Searle Choir Trust. On 1 November 2011, the transfer of land into the trust previously held by The Godfrey Searle Choir Trust (Charity No: 305102) under title number SY322956 was formally completed. At the same time the responsibility for managing and maintaining the Godfrey Searle Choir was transferred from The Godfrey Searle Choir Trust to the School.

3. Foundation and Charity Funds and The Paul Bewshea Memorial Scholarship Fund.

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Financial Results:

The net assets of the Trust as at 31 August 2025 were £2,399,258 (2024: £2,352,013). Fixed assets total £1,291,519 (2024: £1,302,982) of the value of net assets, which is freehold land and buildings at Reigate St Mary’s.

There was one main income stream from the Trust during the period. This income arises from interest payable by Reigate Grammar School on the loan the Trust has made to this group entity of £800,000. Interest receivable in respect of this loan was £54,477 in the year to 31 August 2025 (2024: £59,833) (see note 8 for further details). The Trustee considers the results to be satisfactory.

Investment Policy:

The Trust’s financial assets are very small in relation to the overall resources of Reigate Grammar School. A low risk strategy is followed with the majority of cash and investments being held on deposit.

The Trustees have entered into a Loan Agreement with RGS, whereby £800,000 of cash has been lent to RGS, with interest being paid to the Reigate Grammar School Trust at a rate of 2% above base rate per annum.

Reserves:

The Trustee adopts a prudent and cautious approach in managing the property and financial resources of the Trust. The Trust’s focus is to maintain the land and buildings donated by the Godfrey Searle Choir Trust in 2011 and to utilise the funds to the benefit of pupils at Reigate Grammar School.

The Trust maintains three Restricted Funds, the net assets of which amounted to £2,399,258 at 31 August 2025 (2024: £2,352,013). The largest fund is the Godfrey Searle Property fund, which holds the freehold land and buildings at Reigate St Mary’s has net assets of £2,363,522 as at 31 August 2025 (2024: £2,312,862). The Paul Bewshea fund within the Trust has funded three £1,000 Paul Bewshea Scholarships at the school for the academic year 2024/2025. These scholarships totalled £3,000 for the period. Given that the restricted funds are being used to fund these scholarships, the balance held in the Paul Bewshea Fund is likely to reduce to nil over time. At 31 August 2025 the Paul Bewshea fund had net assets of £23,134 (2024: £26,494). The Foundation and Charity Funds hold funds for other awards and has net assets of £12,602 as at 31 August 2025 (2024: £12,657).

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Reigate Grammar School Trust

Trustee’s Report for the year ended 31 August 2025

Risk Management:

The Trustee has considered the major risks affecting the Trust and have implemented appropriate systems and controls. The Governors of Reigate Grammar School, as corporate trustee, are continuing to actively monitor the changing operational landscape and impact on assets and related income held in the Trust.

Grant Making Policies:

The Trust made grants, awards and prizes during the period totalling £3,000 (2024: £3,000).

Statement of Trustee’s Responsibilities

The Trustee is responsible for preparing the Trustee’s Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (‘UK GAAP’).

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustee to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustee is required to:

The Trustee is responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any one time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by the Trustee and signed on its behalf on 8 May 2026

Mark Elsey (Chair, Reigate Grammar School)

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Independent auditors’ report to the trustee of Reigate Grammar School Trust

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Reigate Grammar School Trust for the year ended 31 August 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder. We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustee’s use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Trustee with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The Trustee is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Trustee’s Report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of Trustee for the financial statements

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustee’s Responsibilities set out on page 4, the Trustee is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustee determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

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Independent auditors’ report to the trustee of Reigate Grammar School Trust

In preparing the financial statements, the Trustee is responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustee either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Based on our understanding of the charity and the environment in which it operates, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to Charity Law and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice for Charities (SORP 2019).

We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls) and determined that the principal risks were related to posting inappropriate journal entries and management bias in certain accounting estimates and judgements. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:

Inspecting correspondence with regulators and tax authorities;

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity’s trustee, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustee 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 charity’s trustee as a body for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

HaysMac LLP

HaysMac LLP, Statutory Auditors

Date: 14.05.2026

10 Queen Street Place London EC4R 1AG

HaysMac LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006

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Reigate Grammar School Trust

Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 August 2025

Notes
INCOME
Investment Income - Property
Investment Income – Interest
2
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activity:
Grants, awards and prizes
Property Costs
Auditor’s Remuneration
Other Support Costs
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
NET INCOME BEFORE INVESTMENT GAINS
Unrealised investment gains
5
NET INCOME
Balance brought forward
Balance carried forward
RESTRICTED
2025
2024
£
£
405
350
62,632
66,677
63,037
67,027
(3,000)
(3,000)
(11,467)
(11,501)
(1,450)
(1,350)
(46)
-
(15,963)
(15,851)
47,074
51,176
171
163
47,245
51,339
2,352,013
2,300,674
£2,399,258
£2,352,013
RESTRICTED
2025
2024
£
£
405
350
62,632
66,677
63,037
67,027
(3,000)
(3,000)
(11,467)
(11,501)
(1,450)
(1,350)
(46)
-
(15,963)
(15,851)
47,074
51,176
171
163
47,245
51,339
2,352,013
2,300,674
£2,399,258
£2,352,013
67,027
(3,000)
(11,501)
(1,350)
-
(15,851)
51,176
163
51,339
2,300,674
£2,352,013

No summary income and expenditure account has been prepared because this information is clearly identified in the above statement.

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Reigate Grammar School Trust

Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2025

Notes
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Land and Buildings
4
Investments
5
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
6
Cash at bank and in hand
CREDITORS: due within one year
7
NET CURRENT ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Represented by:
RESTRICTED FUNDS
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2025
£
£
1,291,519
2,493
£1,294,012
800,036
306,741
1,106,777
(1,531)
1,105,246
£2,399,258
£2,399,258
2025
£
£
1,291,519
2,493
£1,294,012
800,036
306,741
1,106,777
(1,531)
1,105,246
£2,399,258
£2,399,258
2024
£
£
1,302,986
2,322
£1,305,308
800,015
248,108
1,048,123
(1,418)
1,046,705
£2,352,013
£2,352,013
2024
£
£
1,302,986
2,322
£1,305,308
800,015
248,108
1,048,123
(1,418)
1,046,705
£2,352,013
£2,352,013
£1,294,012 £1,305,308
1,105,246
1,046,705
1,106,777
(1,531)
1,048,123
(1,418)
£2,399,258 £2,352,013
£2,399,258 £2,352,013

Approved and authorised for issue by the Trustee on 8 May 2026

Mark Elsey, Representative of the Trustee

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this balance sheet.

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Reigate Grammar School Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention as modified to include the revaluation of investments. The format of the financial statements has been presented to comply with the Charities Act 2011, FRS102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Ireland and the Statement of Recommended Practice Accounting and Reporting by Charities (Second Edition, effective 1 January 2019). The Charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS102.

b. General information

The Charity is a charity registered in England and Wales (charity number: 312030). The Charity’s registered office address is Reigate Grammar School, Reigate Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0QS.

c. Basis of Accounting The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 on the historical cost convention as modified by the valuation of investments, which is consistent with the prior year.

The Charity has taken advantage of the exemptions which are available to subsidiary undertakings, in accordance with section 1.12 of FRS102, from presenting a statement of cash flows and disclosures relating to financial instruments.

The Trustee considers that there are no material uncertainties which would cast doubt on the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Charity’s accounting policies. The key judgement that has been applied by management relates to the useful economic life of tangible fixed assets.

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

g. Income All income is recognised when the criteria of entitlement, measurement and probability of receipt have been satisfied.

Rent receivable is recognised in the period to which it relates.

Investment income, including interest receivable, and other miscellaneous income are accounted for on a receivable basis.

Expenditure is recognised as soon as the related liability is incurred and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs relating to that category. Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the Charity to the expenditure.

i. Grant making policy

Grants are recognised as expenditure in the academic year to which the award relates.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2025

Reigate Grammar School Trust

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost.

Depreciation is provided on fixed assets to write off their cost less estimated residual value over their estimated useful economic life by equal annual instalments as follows:

Freehold buildings 20 to 50 years

The carrying values of tangible fixed assets are reviewed for impairment in accordance with the requirements of FRS102.

k. Investments

Listed investments held for the long-term to generate income or capital growth are carried at fair value as fixed assets.

Realised gains are the difference between sales proceeds and the carrying value of the investment. The carrying value is the fair value at the beginning of the year or the purchase cost where the investment was acquired during the year.

Unrealised gains are the change in value of investments after taking into account any movements in investment holdings such as purchases and disposals of investments.

Realised and unrealised gains are accounted for within the Statement of Financial Activities.

l. Financial instruments

Basic financial instruments transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities such trade and other accounts receivable and payable are accounted for on the following basis:

Debtors and creditors

Debtors and creditors are measured at the transaction price less any provision for impairment. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised as expenditure.

Restricted income funds comprise unexpended balances of donations and grants held in trust to be applied for specific purposes.

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Reigate Grammar School Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2025

2. INVESTMENT INCOME 2025 2024
£ £
Interest £62,632 £66,677

Interest of £54,477 (2024: £59,833) has been paid by Reigate Grammar School to the Trust in respect of the year to 31 August 2025 in respect of the loan of £800,000. There is also bank interest which has been received of £8,155 (2024: £6,844).

3. STAFF COSTS

The Trust has no employees. No persons connected with the Trustee received any remuneration or other benefits from the Trust.

4 . LAND AND BUILDINGS

Cost
At 31 August 2024 and 31 August 2025
Depreciation
At 31 August 2024
Charge for the period
At 31 August 2025
Net Book Value
At 31 August 2025
At 31 August 2024
5.
INVESTMENTS
Market value brought forward
Unrealised investment (losses)
Market value carried forward
Historical cost as at 31 August 2025
2025
£
2,322
171
Freehold
Land and
Buildings
£
1,450,135
(147,149)
(11,467)
(158,616)
£1,291,519
£1,302,986
2024
£
2,159
163
£2,322
£3,794
Freehold
Land and
Buildings
£
1,450,135
(147,149)
(11,467)
(158,616)
£1,291,519
£1,302,986
2024
£
2,159
163
£2,322
£3,794
£2,493 £2,322
£3,794 £3,794

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Reigate Grammar School Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2025

6.
DEBTORS
Trade debtor
Intercompany debtor – loan to Reigate
Grammar School
2025
£
36
800,000
£800,036
2024
£
15
800,000
£800,015

The Loan is repayable at any time on demand by the Trust, and the Trust may at any time, by notice to the School, cancel its commitment to advance the Loan or any part of it. The maximum amount to be lent to Reigate Grammar School is £1,000,000.

7.
CREDITORS
Other creditors and accruals
2025
£
1,531
£1,531
2024
£
1,418
£1,418

8. RELATED PARTIES

The Trust owns the freehold of the land held under title number SY612426 - this is the playground and the oldest premises used by Reigate Grammar School and the Art and Technology Centre. It should be noted that the charitable company holds the property on trust in accordance with the scheme approved by the Charity Commissions related to the transfer of Reigate Grammar School. This is because the land is a permanent endowment.

The Trust has provided Reigate Grammar School with a loan of £800,000. Interest of £54,477 (2024: £59,833) has been paid by Reigate Grammar School to the Trust in respect of the year to 31 August 2025. During the year 2024/2025, three Paul Bewshea awards of £1,000 each were made totalling £3,000 (2023/2024: £3,000) to pupils at Reigate Grammar School. There are no other related party transactions.

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Reigate Grammar School Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2025

9. RESTRICTED FUNDS

Paul Bewshea Fund
Foundation and Charity
Funds
Godfrey Searle Property
Paul Bewshea Fund
Foundation and Charity
Funds
Godfrey Searle Property
Balance at
1 September
2024
£
26,494
12,657
2,312,862
£2,352,013
Balance at
1 September
2023
£
29,819
12,690
2,258,165
£2,300,674
Income
Expenditure
Investment
Gains
£
£
£
-
(3,360)
-
134
(360)
171
62,903
(12,243)
-
£63,037
(£15,963)
£171
Income
Expenditure
Investment
Gains
£
£
£
-
(3,325)
-
129
(325)
163
66,898
(12,201)
-
£67,027
(£15,851)
£163
Balance at
31 August
2025
£
23,134
12,602
2,363,522
£2,399,258
Balance at
31 August
2024
£
26,494
12,657
2,312,862
£2,352,013

The Paul Bewshea Fund was set up to provide financial assistance to any pupil awarded The Paul Bewshea Memorial Scholarship. In order to be eligible for this scholarship the pupil concerned must have achieved excellent academic results and have also shown an interest in aviation or science as a career. During the year 2024/2025, three Paul Bewshea awards of £1,000 each were made totalling £3,000 (2023/2024: £3,000).

The Foundation and Charity Funds were set up to provide for the cost of awarding, as appropriate, on an annual basis other prizes and awards.

The Godfrey Searle Property Fund was created by the donation of land and buildings by the Godfrey Searle Choir Trust. On 1 November 2011 the transfer of land previously held by The Godfrey Searle Choir Trust (Charity No: 305102) under title numbers SY313629 and SY322956 was formally completed. At the same time, the responsibility for managing and maintaining the Godfrey Searle Choir was transferred from The Godfrey Searle Choir Trust to the School. The transfer of the land to the Trust, rather than to the School, reflected that the land, in part, is subject to permanent endowment. The costs of maintaining the properties are borne by the fund and income arising accrues to the fund.

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