CCEW Charity Commission profile

BENENDEN SCHOOL (KENT) LIMITED

Registered charity 307854 · organisation 307854

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