01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Overdue
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 8 September 1965
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00587487
- Financial period
- 31 August 2023 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £4,834,049
- Latest expenditure
- £5,512,230
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Marlborough House School, High Street, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4PY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.marlboroughhouseschool.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
A School Trust for the education of boys and girls aged between 3 - 13 in the Independent Preparatory, Pre-Preparatory and Nursery School.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,834,049
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,512,230
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,562,831
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,977,803
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 August 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,175,841
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,609,919
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,284,562
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,727,587
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,834,049
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,512,230
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,562,831
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,977,803
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 12
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 29 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,175,841
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,609,919
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £55,719
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 9 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,284,562
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,727,587
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £50,916
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2019
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 13 May 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,496,317
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,870,654
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 16988
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4785479
- Income Investments
- 12259
- Income Other
- 19323
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4834049
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,512,230
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5512230
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 733317
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £50,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £50,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £0
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 50000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £50,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 0
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 0
- Count Employees
- 80
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1686
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3548255
- Income Investments
- 219
- Income Other
- 12671
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3562831
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,977,803
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3977803
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 691360
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3624193
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 755065
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6123175
- Assets Own Use
- 5173175
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 950000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £95,176
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,046,023
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,172,328
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 763119
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 282904
- Assets Cash
- £25,775
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5172328
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 5172328
- Count Employees
- 86
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 29 August 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 830
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3156355
- Income Investments
- 232
- Income Other
- 18424
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3175841
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,609,919
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3609919
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 499514
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3464243
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5559003
- Assets Own Use
- 5559003
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £261,468
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £988,235
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,832,236
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 696568
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 291667
- Assets Cash
- £167,610
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4829923
- Funds Restricted
- 2313
- Funds Total
- 4832236
- Count Employees
- 90
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 9 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 15339
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 5813
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3211852
- Income Investments
- 642
- Income Other
- 50916
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3284562
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £27,746
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,699,841
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3727587
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 596944
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 201199
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 37600
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,264,001
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5702101
- Assets Own Use
- 5145101
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 557000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,004,245
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,440,032
- Assets Current Investment
- 84812
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,266,314
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 757103
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 682929
- Assets Cash
- £919,433
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5264001
- Funds Restricted
- 2313
- Funds Total
- 5266314
- Count Employees
- 93
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2019
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 13 May 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1437
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 12162
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3378968
- Income Investments
- 1238
- Income Other
- 102512
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3496317
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £24,998
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,845,656
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3870654
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 15200
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 596944
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 237742
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 737520
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £410,811
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6448015
- Assets Own Use
- 6448015
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,330,839
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,107,115
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,671,739
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 671264
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1435851
- Assets Cash
- £1,265,601
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5669426
- Funds Restricted
- 2313
- Funds Total
- 5671739
- Count Employees
- 98
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kent
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MARLBOROUGH HOUSE SCHOOL
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1965-09-08T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 18TH JULY 1957 as amended on 03 Dec 2024
- Charitable Objects
- “(A) to acquire and to carry on, develop and turn to account a private preparatory school carried on by Robert Arthur Harrison at Marlborough House School, Hawkhurst, Kent. (B) to advance the education of children including (but not limited to) by acquiring and carrying on in the United Kingdom any other school or schools for the education of children
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries