01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 7 February 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00196353
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £28,248,000
- Latest expenditure
- £26,410,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: BENENDEN SCHOOL (KENT) LTD, CRANBROOK ROAD, BENENDEN, KENT, TN17 4AA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.benenden.kent.sch.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Independent School for Girls
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £28,248,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,410,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £27,772,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £28,029,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £25,206,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,112,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £23,293,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,507,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £22,981,554
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,591,625
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £28,248,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,410,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 21
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £27,772,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £28,029,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 25
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 18
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £25,206,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,112,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 28
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £23,293,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,507,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 16
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 13 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £22,981,554
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,591,625
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Grants
- £536,484
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 12
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 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
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 996000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 642000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 26126000
- Income Investments
- 484000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 28248000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £758,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £25,188,000
- Expenditure Other
- 464000
- Expenditure Total
- 26410000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 14000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 195000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7057000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1864000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 102000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -184000
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 60652000
- Assets Own Use
- 58574000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2078000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £21,356,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £23,431,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £58,577,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 12913000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 10518000
- Assets Cash
- £12,750,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 52365000
- Funds Restricted
- 6212000
- Funds Total
- 58577000
- Count Employees
- 397
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 504000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 495000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 26208000
- Income Investments
- 312000
- Income Other
- 253000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 27772000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £876,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £26,377,000
- Expenditure Other
- 776000
- Expenditure Total
- 28029000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 10000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 240000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7126000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2370000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 771000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -389000
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 64900000
- Assets Own Use
- 62910000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1990000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £16,749,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £24,828,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £56,821,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 8817000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 16011000
- Assets Cash
- £15,056,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 51101000
- Funds Restricted
- 5720000
- Funds Total
- 56821000
- Count Employees
- 411
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1015000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 380000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 23809000
- Income Investments
- 2000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 25206000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £810,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £22,677,000
- Expenditure Other
- 625000
- Expenditure Total
- 24112000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 32000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 182000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5534000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2694000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 56000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 389000
- Reserves
- £3,358,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 70578000
- Assets Own Use
- 63959000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6619000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -25000
- Assets Other Assets
- £9,374,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £23,231,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £56,696,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4508000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 18723000
- Assets Cash
- £6,920,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 50981000
- Funds Restricted
- 5715000
- Funds Total
- 56696000
- Count Employees
- 391
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 624000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 379000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 21721000
- Income Investments
- 569000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 23293000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £748,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £20,496,000
- Expenditure Other
- 263000
- Expenditure Total
- 21507000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 32000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 135000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2737000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1388000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -131000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,333,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 70928000
- Assets Own Use
- 64332000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6596000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -115000
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,949,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £21,605,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £55,157,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 7124000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 14481000
- Assets Cash
- £4,407,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 49985000
- Funds Restricted
- 5172000
- Funds Total
- 55157000
- Count Employees
- 386
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 13 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1987627
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 543092
- Income Charitable Activities
- 20240187
- Income Investments
- 210648
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 22981554
- Income Legacies
- 93686
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £538,722
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £19,772,743
- Expenditure Other
- 280160
- Expenditure Total
- 20591625
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 37817
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 146447
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2407000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1304312
- Gain Loss Investment
- 837201
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -526924
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,626,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 62599900
- Assets Own Use
- 55810900
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6789000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -115272
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,826,348
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £16,808,444
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £53,502,532
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5499463
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 11308981
- Assets Cash
- £6,419,605
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 48504077
- Funds Restricted
- 4998455
- Funds Total
- 53502532
- Count Employees
- 390
- Consolidated 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
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BENENDEN SCHOOL (KENT) LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-02-07T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13/3/1924 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 8/5/1941, 30/11/1950, 22/3/1967, 16/11/1995, 19/11/1998 AND BY WRITTEN RESOLUTION ON 22ND NOVEMBER 2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 DEC 2017
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF SCHOOL AGE PUPILS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 86725
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BENENDEN SCHOOL
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures