CCEW Charity Commission profile

BABINGTON HOUSE SCHOOL LTD

Registered charity 307914 · organisation 307914

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
24 July 1963
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
00610514
Financial period
1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£8,414,137
Latest expenditure
£7,952,193
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Babington House School, Grange Drive, CHISLEHURST, Kent, BR7 5ES

Website recorded by the regulator: www.babingtonhouse.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Education Provision

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
22 May 2026
Date Accounts Received
22 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£8,414,137
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,952,193
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 June 2025
Date Accounts Received
11 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£8,035,450
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,276,240
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
20 June 2024
Date Accounts Received
20 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£7,113,793
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,371,703
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
25 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
25 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,130,389
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,607,537
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
23 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
23 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£5,557,320
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,381,398

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
22 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£8,414,137
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,952,193
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
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
3
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
15
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 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£8,035,450
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,276,240
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
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
20 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£7,113,793
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,371,703
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
2
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
3
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
25 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,130,389
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,607,537
Charity Raises Funds From Public
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
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
23 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£5,557,320
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,381,398
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
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 Salary Band 100001 110000
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
22 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
133229
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
8157062
Income Investments
70209
Income Other
154143
Income Total Income And Endowments
8514643
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,632,144
Expenditure Other
320049
Expenditure Total
7952193
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
14250
Expenditure Support Costs
3416387
Expenditure Depreciation
300104
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£573,880
Assets Total Fixed
8930775
Assets Own Use
8930775
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,563,452
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,684,765
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£7,809,462
Creditors One Year Total Current
1998445
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1686320
Assets Cash
£2,258,546
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
7809462
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
7809462
Count Employees
143
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 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
7102
Income Charitable Activities
7961585
Income Investments
66763
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
8035450
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,276,240
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
7276240
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
3323002
Expenditure Depreciation
333747
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-53
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,476,745
Assets Total Fixed
8951780
Assets Own Use
8951780
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,411,298
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,099,972
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£7,263,106
Creditors One Year Total Current
1748081
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2351891
Assets Cash
£2,221,282
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
7263106
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
7263106
Count Employees
125
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
20 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
35233
Income Charitable Activities
7066569
Income Investments
11991
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
7113793
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,371,379
Expenditure Other
324
Expenditure Total
6371703
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
3002613
Expenditure Depreciation
328316
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
742090
Reserves
£1,480,730
Assets Total Fixed
8654583
Assets Own Use
8654583
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,405,416
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,556,103
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,503,896
Creditors One Year Total Current
1309776
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2246327
Assets Cash
£1,176,868
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2654181
Funds Restricted
3849715
Funds Total
6503896
Count Employees
125
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
25 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
127203
Income Charitable Activities
6003162
Income Investments
24
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
6130389
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,607,537
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5607537
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
2397150
Expenditure Depreciation
2136775
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
522852
Reserves
£619,769
Assets Total Fixed
8387133
Assets Own Use
8387133
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,123,009
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,748,336
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,761,806
Creditors One Year Total Current
1364421
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2383915
Assets Cash
£898,628
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5761806
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
5761806
Count Employees
110
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
23 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
60382
Income Other Trading Activities
101588
Income Charitable Activities
5395350
Income Investments
564
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
5557884
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,381,398
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5381398
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1853287
Expenditure Depreciation
268755
Gain Loss Investment
564
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£406,045
Assets Total Fixed
7646620
Assets Own Use
7646620
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£900,913
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,308,579
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,238,954
Creditors One Year Total Current
1199089
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2109490
Assets Cash
£739,599
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5238954
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
5238954
Count Employees
115
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bromley
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
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
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BABINGTON HOUSE SCHOOL LTD
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1963-07-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 1ST SEPTEMBER 1958 as amended on 10 Mar 2022
Charitable Objects
The objects of the Charity are to advance education for the public benefit by:1. establishing and maintaining an independent school for the education of boys and girls; and2. establishing or acquiring as a going concern, or carrying on or managing elsewhere, any subsidiary, affiliated or other schools.
Area Of Benefit
THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE SCHOOL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Financial Conduct Authority

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures