01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 31 July 1997
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03411540
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £31,778,575
- Latest expenditure
- £30,084,830
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Merchant Taylors School, Sandy Lodge Lane, NORTHWOOD, HA6 2HT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.mtsn.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provision of Schooling
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
- 8 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £31,778,575
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £30,084,830
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £31,370,098
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,082,984
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 March 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £29,184,437
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,721,245
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £26,807,856
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,897,567
- 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
- 4 February 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £26,033,496
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £23,446,867
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
- 8 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £31,778,575
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £30,084,830
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £53,035
- 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
- 48
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 37
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 15
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- 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 Volunteers
- 91
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 11 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £31,370,098
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,082,984
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £26,923
- 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
- 42
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 29
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- 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
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 6 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £29,184,437
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,721,245
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 44
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 20
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- 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
- 36
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 5 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £26,807,856
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,897,567
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 36
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 15
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 23
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 4 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £26,033,496
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £23,446,867
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £289,322
- 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
- 33
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 13
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 27
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
- 8 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 716772
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 249903
- Income Charitable Activities
- 30134963
- Income Investments
- 701937
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 31803575
- Income Legacies
- 25000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £356,893
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £29,727,937
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 30084830
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 31308
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2858772
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2108940
- Gain Loss Investment
- 502831
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £48,320,420
- Assets Total Fixed
- 51451966
- Assets Own Use
- 41376741
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 10075225
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £12,726,007
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £11,965,148
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £52,212,825
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 9520229
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2444919
- Assets Cash
- £9,949,836
- Funds Endowment
- 2601281
- Funds Unrestricted
- 48320420
- Funds Restricted
- 1291124
- Funds Total
- 52212825
- Count Employees
- 398
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 11 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 975593
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 139805
- Income Charitable Activities
- 29797142
- Income Investments
- 722888
- Income Other
- 122
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 31635550
- Income Legacies
- 1500
- Income Endowments
- 265452
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £403,088
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £28,679,896
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 29082984
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 22142
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2516132
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1895452
- Gain Loss Investment
- 736807
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £46,436,276
- Assets Total Fixed
- 47217421
- Assets Own Use
- 39193814
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 8023607
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £15,402,511
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £12,628,683
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £49,991,249
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 8475817
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4152866
- Assets Cash
- £14,705,425
- Funds Endowment
- 2454171
- Funds Unrestricted
- 46436276
- Funds Restricted
- 1100802
- Funds Total
- 49991249
- Count Employees
- 397
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 6 March 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1312171
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 156588
- Income Charitable Activities
- 27447636
- Income Investments
- 511181
- Income Other
- 9361
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 29436937
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 252500
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £303,642
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £26,417,603
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 26721245
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 18941
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2104371
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1741189
- Gain Loss Investment
- -251091
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £43,544,122
- Assets Total Fixed
- 42721333
- Assets Own Use
- 35856666
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6864667
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £10,284,874
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,304,331
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £46,701,876
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5552437
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 751894
- Assets Cash
- £9,680,920
- Funds Endowment
- 1973197
- Funds Unrestricted
- 43544122
- Funds Restricted
- 1184557
- Funds Total
- 46701876
- Count Employees
- 374
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 5 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 701681
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 188975
- Income Charitable Activities
- 25788138
- Income Investments
- 129062
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 26807856
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £319,533
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £24,578,034
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 24897567
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 20707
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 28984
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2012983
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1638673
- Gain Loss Investment
- -912393
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £40,150,222
- Assets Total Fixed
- 40283978
- Assets Own Use
- 33550891
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6733087
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £9,655,382
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,702,085
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £44,237,275
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4893276
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 808809
- Assets Cash
- £8,842,859
- Funds Endowment
- 1804503
- Funds Unrestricted
- 40150222
- Funds Restricted
- 2282550
- Funds Total
- 44237275
- Count Employees
- 362
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 4 February 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1635866
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 104075
- Income Charitable Activities
- 24224943
- Income Investments
- 79112
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 26043996
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 10500
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £226,771
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £23,220,096
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 23446867
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 18025
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26580
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2147243
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1609206
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1096917
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £39,086,644
- Assets Total Fixed
- 41214634
- Assets Own Use
- 33657981
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 7556653
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,698,751
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,674,006
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £43,239,379
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3923143
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 750863
- Assets Cash
- £6,321,623
- Funds Endowment
- 2106461
- Funds Unrestricted
- 39086644
- Funds Restricted
- 2046274
- Funds Total
- 43239379
- Count Employees
- 363
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hertfordshire
- 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
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- 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
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MERCHANT TAYLORS SCHOOL
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1997-07-31T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- MERCHANT TAYLORS SCHOOL
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2020-09-16T00:00:00
- Reason
- Amalgamated
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 312647
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1063740
- Assoc Charity Name
- NORTHWOOD PREP EDUCATIONAL TRUST (TERRY'S) LIMITED
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30/07/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/06/2014 as amended on 28 Jun 2018 as amended on 12 Jun 2024
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE A BOARDING OR DAY SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OR YOUNG PERSONS
- Area Of Benefit
- NATIONAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 311192
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- MERCHANT TAYLORS SCHOOL / ST JOHN'S SCHOOL
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment