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| Key | managemen | tpersonn | el:TrusteesandDirectors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | : |
Mr | CAGriffith |
| Vice | Chair: | Mr | APShawyer |
| Trustees: | Mr | NGBird(resigned31October2024) | |
| Mrs | CCarpenter | ||
| Mr | AJEvans(resigned11July2025) | ||
| Mrs | PJHutchinson | ||
| Mr | CWJayaweera | ||
| Mr | ACMacFarlane | ||
| Mr | OSMoses(appointed14January2026) | ||
| Ms | SWilliams-Ryan |
| Principal: | MrSEdmonds | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bursar: | MsJAbraham | ||
| HeadofPrepSchool: | MrsGBean(from | 1September2024) |
|
| HeadofSeniorSchool | : |
MrSLeigh | |
| DeputyHeadSeniorSchool: | MrsBHart |
| EYFS | Fulltime | £3,920 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prep | PrepY1-Y2 | £4,410 | |
| Prep | PrepY3-Y6 | , | £4,985 |
| Senior | SeniorY7-Y13 | £7,135 |
| School | YearGroup | AutumnTerm | Spring&Su | merTerm2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||||
| VATExempt | NetFee | TotalFee | ||
| (Exc20%VAT) | (Inc20%VAT) | |||
| EYFS-Prep | Reception | £3,920 | £3,757 | £4,509 |
| Prep | Years1and2 | £4,410 | £4,226 | £5,072 |
| Prep | Years3to6 | £4,985 | £4,777 | £5,733 |
| Senior | Years7to13 | £7,135 | £6,838 | £8,206 |
| Notes | Unrestricted funds Ee |
Restricted funds £ |
Total 2025 £ |
Total 2024 £ |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCOMEFROM: | |||||
| CharitableActivities | |||||
| Schoolfees | 3 | 11,475,404 | - | 11,475,404 | 11,427,366 |
| Othereducationalincome | 4 | 739,201 | 49,011 | 788,212 | 910,043 |
| Investments | |||||
| InvestmentIncome | 5 | 169,475 | - | 169,475 | 81,840 |
| Voluntarysources | |||||
| Donationsandgrants | 6 | 206,372 | - | 206,372 | 12,262 |
| Totalincomeandendowments | 12,590,452 | 49,011 | 12,639,463 | 12,431,511 | |
| EXPENDITUREON: | |||||
| Charitableactivities | |||||
| Education | 12,316,123 | 12,104 | 12,328,227 | 12,425,910 | |
| Interestandothercosts | 276 | - | 276 | - | |
| Totalexpenditure | 7 | 12,316,399 | 12,104 | 12,328,503 | 12,425,910 |
| Netoperatingincome/(expenditure) | 274,053 | 36,907 | 310,960 | 5,601 | |
| OtherProfitorLossonsaleofassets/property | - | - | - | - | |
| Netgainsoninvestments | - | - | - | - | |
| Netincome/(expenditure) | 274,053 | 36,907 | 310,960 | 5,601 | |
| Transferbetweenfunds | - | - | - | - | |
| Netmovementinfunds | 274,053 | 36,907 | 310,960 | 5,601 | |
| Fundbalancesbroughtforward | 9,485,109 | 510,157 | 9,995,266 | 9,989,665 | |
| Fundbalancescarriedforward | 18,19 | 9,759,162 | 547,064 | 10,306,226 | 9,995,266 |
| Notes | 2024 | sii | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIXEDASSETS | |||||||
| Tangibleassets | 12 | 10,817,711 | 10,850,877 | ||||
| 10,817,711 | 10,850,877 | ||||||
| CURRENTASSETS | |||||||
| Stocks | 13 | - | 4,659 | ||||
| Debtors | 14 | 639,888 | 523,553 | ||||
| Cashatbankandin | hand | 4,411,139 | 5,106,716 | ||||
| 5,051,027 | 5,634,928 | ||||||
| CREDITORS:Amountsfallingduewithinoneyear | 15 | (4,750,443) | (4,974,399) | ||||
| NETCURRENTASSETS | 300,584 | 660,529 | |||||
| TOTALASSETSLESSCURRENTLIABILITIES | 11,118,295 | 11,511,406 | |||||
| CREDITORS:Amountsfallingdueaftermorethanoneyear | 16 | (573,568) | (1,516,140) | ||||
| Provisions | (238,501) | - | |||||
| NETASSETS | 10,306,226 | 9,995,266 | |||||
| FUNDS | |||||||
| Restrictedfunds Unrestrictedfunds— |
general | 18 18 |
547,064 8,801,428 |
510,157 8,527,375 |
|||
| Revaluationreserve | 18 | 957,734 | 957,734 | ||||
| 10,306,226 | 9,995,266 | ||||||
| ff | ? | ||||||
| isedforissuebytheBoardofGovernorsont) | PPMC | angsiqnedontheirbehalfby: |
| CastleSchool FLOWSTATEMENT yearended31August2025 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| CASHFLOWSTATEMENT | Notes | 2025 £ |
2024 £ |
| Netcashinflowfromoperatingactivities | 21 | (568,793) | 1,103,163 |
| Cashflowsfrominvestingactivities: Bankinterestreceived Paymentstoacquirefixedassets Netcashoutflowfrominvestingactivities |
169,475 (296,259) (126,784) |
81,840 (863,463) (781,623) |
|
| Increase/(decrease)incash | (695,577) | 321,540 | |
| Cashandcashequivalentsat beginningofthereportingperiod |
5,106,715 | 4,785,175 | |
| Cashandcashequivalentsat endofthereportingperiod |
4,411,138 | 5,106,715 |
| 7 | EXPENDITURE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | Charitableexpenditure | Staffcosts (note9) |
Other | Depreciation | Total 2025 |
|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Teaching | 6,746,830 | 1,300,278 | - | 8,047,108 | ||
| Welfare | 98,955 | 190,922 | - | 289,877 | ||
| PremisesandEstates | 298,236 | 1,746,314 | - | 2,044,550 | ||
| Administration | 1,448,490 | 148,692 | 326,635 | 1,923,817 | ||
| Finance | - | 276 | - | 276 | ||
| Governance | - | 22,875 | - | 22,875 | ||
| TotalCharitableExpenditure | 8,592,511 | 3,409,357 | 326,635 | 12,328,503 | ||
| TotalExpended | 8,592,511 | 3,409,357 | 326,635 | 12,328,503 |
| Staffcosts | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (note8) | Other | Depreciation | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | E | £ | |||
| Teaching Welfare |
6,980,636 2,117 |
1,506,264 211,795 |
- - |
8,486,900 213,912 |
||
| PremisesandEstates | 301,842 | 1,448,725 | ~ | 1,750,567 | ||
| Administration | 1,379,963 | 240,308 | 333,709 | 1,953,980 | ||
| FinanceCosts Governance |
- | 20,550 | - | 20,550 | ||
| TotalCharitableExpenditure | 8,664,558 | 3,427,642 | 333,709 | 12,425,909 | ||
| TotalExpended | 8,664,558 | 3,427,642 | 333,709 | 12,425,909 | ||
| (b) | OtherGovernanceCostsinclude: | 2025 £ |
2024 £ |
|||
| Auditors'remuneration -AuditFees |
19,420 | 17,260 | ||||
| -AccountancyFees | 3,455 | 3,290 | ||||
| (c) | AdministrationCosts | 2025 £ |
2024 £ |
|||
| Salaries StaffTraining Baddebts Depreciation |
1,419,708 28,782 (1,211) 326,635 |
1,330,389 49,574 19,041 333,709 |
||||
| LegalandProfessionalFees | 137,799 | 210,751 | ||||
| Otheradministration | 12,104 | 10,516 | ||||
| 1,923,817 | 1,953,980 | |||||
| 8 | STAFFCOSTS | 2025 £ |
2024 £ |
|||
| Wagesandsalaries | 6,399,576 | 6,547,175 | ||||
| Socialsecuritycosts | 725,105 | 677,410 | ||||
| Otherpensioncosts | 1,363,796 | 1,299,446 | ||||
| Otherstaffcosts | 104,034 | 140,527 | ||||
| 8,592,511 | 8,664,558 |
| STAFFCOSTS(Continued) Theaverageheadcountofmonthlyemployeesduringtheyearwasasfollows: |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| TeachingandSupplyTeachingStaff ClassroomSupportStaff PremisesStaff |
No. 102 27 14 |
No. 101 20 12 |
|
| AdministrativeStaff &Technicians Coaches& Invigilators Catering |
35 17 5 |
35 16 |
- |
| 200 | 184 | ||
| Theheadcountnumberofstaffhasincreaseasmorestaffarenowpart-time. | |||
| Thenumberofemployeeswhoseemolumentsamountedtoover | |||
| £60,000intheyearwasasfollows: | 2025 | 2024 | |
| £60,000-£70,000 £70,001 -£80,000 £80,001 -£90,000 £140,001 -£150,000 £160,001 -£170,000 |
No. 12 2 4 1 - |
No. 12 4 4 1 1 |
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| 19 | 22 |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregatecompensation | £ 842,990 |
E 728,257 |
| 13 | Stock | 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finishedgoodsandgoodsforresale | - | 4,659 | ||
| : | 4,659 | |||
| 14 | DEBTORS | |||
| 2025 £ |
2024 £ |
|||
| Feesandextras Lessprovisionfordoubtfuldebts Otherdebtors Prepaymentsandaccruedincome |
159,894 (177,088) 59,256 597,826 |
205,372 (177,088) 9,260 486,009 |
||
| 639,888 | 523,553 | |||
| 15 | CREDITORS | |||
| Amountsfallingduewithinoneyear: | 2025 E |
2024 £ |
||
| Tradecreditors Taxationandsocialsecuritycosts FeeDeposits Feesinadvance Othercreditors Accruals Provisions |
431,263 788,956 47,100 1,990,068 429,097 120,637 943,322 |
168,144 164,691 34,050 3,809,231 656,653 141,630 : |
||
| 4,750,443 | 4,974,399 | |||
| Deferredincome: | 2025 £ |
2024 £ |
||
| Broughtforwards Releasedinyear Receivedinyear |
3,809,231 (3,809,231) 1,990,068 |
1,383,206 (1,383,206) 3,809,231 |
||
| Carriedforwards | 1,990,068 | 3,809,231 | ||
| Deferredincomerelatestoschoolsfeesreceivedinadvanceforthefollowingterm. | ||||
| 16 | CREDITORSDUEAFTERONEYEAR | |||
| Amountsfallingdueaftermoréthanoneyear: | 2025 E |
2024 £ |
||
| Provisions Schoolfeedeposits |
“ 573,568 |
918,322 597,818 |
||
| 573,568 | 1,516,140 |
| 17 | FINANCIALINSTRUMENTS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| £ | £ | |||||||
| Carryingamountoffinancial | assets | |||||||
| Debtinstrumentsatamortised | cost | 59,256 | 9,260 | |||||
| Carryingamountoffinancial | liabilities | |||||||
| Measuredatamortisedcost | 980,997 | 1,000,477 | ||||||
| 18 | STATEMENTOFFUNDS | |||||||
| At 1 |
Transfer | |||||||
| September | Between | Gains/ | adsoo | |||||
| 2024 | Income | Expenditure | Funds | (losses) | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Unrestrictedfunds: | ||||||||
| Generalreserve Revaluationreserve |
8,527,375 957,734 |
12,590,452 - |
(12,316,399) - |
- - |
- - |
8,801,428 957,734 |
||
| 9,485,109 | 12,590,452 | (12,316,399) | - | - | 9,759,162 | |||
| Restrictedfunds: Other FitzalanHouserenovations SammyMhizaFund TennisAcademyFund EwelliansBursaryFund EwellParochialTrustsFund |
262 500,000 460 1,335 7,600 500 |
- - 2,642 22,226 23,643 500 |
- - (1,388) (10,716) - - |
- - - - - - |
- - - - - - |
262 500,000 1,714 12,845 31,243 1,000 |
||
| Totalrestricted | 510,157 | 49,011 | (12,104) | - | - | 547,064 | ||
| Totalfunds | 9,995,266 | 12,639,463 | (12,328,503) | - | - | 10,306,226 | ||
| At1 | Transfer | |||||||
| September 2023 £ |
Income £ |
F Expenditure |
Between Funds £ |
Gains/ (losses) £ |
AtBiAUgUBt 2024 £ |
|||
| Unrestrictedfunds: | ||||||||
| Generalreserve Revaluationreserve |
8,527,216 957,734 |
12,415,550 - |
(12,415,391) - |
- - |
- - |
8,527,375 957,734 |
||
| 9,484,950 | 12,415,550 | (12,415,391) | - | - | 9,485,109 | |||
| Restrictedfunds: Other FitzalanHouserenovations SammyMhizaFund TennisAcademyFund EwelliansBursaryFund EwellParochialTrustsFund |
939 500,000 3,776 |
= - - |
- - 4,993 2,868 7,600 500 |
(677) - (8,309) (1,533) - - |
- - - - - - |
- - - - - - |
262 500,000 460 1,335 7,600 500 |
|
| Totalrestricted | 504,715 | 15,961 | (10,519) | - | - | 510,157 | ||
| Totalfunds | 9,989,665 | 12,431,511 | (12,425,910) | - | - | 9,995,266 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | 2025 | 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | Total | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Tangiblefixedassets | 10,817,711 | - | 10,817,711 | ||
| Currentassets/(liabilities) | (246,480) | 547,064 | 300,584 | ||
| Longtermliabilities | (573,568) | - | (573,568) | ||
| Provisions | (238,501) | - | (238,501) | ||
| Totalnetassets | 9,759,162 | 547,064 | 10,306,226 | ||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | 2024 | |||
| funds | funds | Total | |||
| £ | , £ |
£ | |||
| Tangiblefixedassets Currentassets/(liabilities) Longtermliabilities |
10,850,877 150,372 (1,516,140) |
- 510,157 - |
10,850,877 660,529 (1,516,140) |
||
| Totalnetassets | 9,485,109 | 510,157 | 9,995,266 | ||
| 20 | COMMITMENTSUNDEROPERATINGLEASES | ||||
| At31August2025,thecompanyhadoutstandingcommitmentsforfutureminimumleasepaymentsundernon-cancellable operatingleases,whichfalldueasfollows: |
|||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||
| Duewithinoneyear Duebetweentwoandfiveyears Dueaftermorethanfiveyears |
718,588 2,494,306 1,180,000 |
726,655 2,622,894 1,770,000 |
|||
| 4,392,894 | 5,119,549 | ||||
| 21 | NOTESTOTHECASHFLOWSTATEMENT | ||||
| Reconciliationofoperatingresulttonetcashinflowfrom operatingactivities |
2025 £ |
2024 £ |
|||
| Netmovementinfunds Depreciation Writeoffoftangiblefixedasset Bankinterestreceived (Decrease)/Increaseincreditors (Increase)/Decreaseindebtors Decreaseinstocks |
310,960 326,635 2,791 (169,475) (928,027) (116,336) 4,659 |
5,599 333,709 (81,840) 599,406 245,347 942 |
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| (568,793) | 1,103,163 |