CCEW Charity Commission profile

ALDWICKBURY SCHOOL TRUST LTD

Registered charity 311059 · organisation 311059

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received Late
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
19 May 1969
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
00950339
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£7,704,937
Latest expenditure
£7,709,845
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Aldwickbury School, Wheathampstead Road, Harpenden, AL5 1AD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.aldwickbury.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provision of a day and boarding school for children in Harpenden for the advancement of education and training.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received
27 July 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,704,937
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,709,845
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received
12 August 2025
Date Accounts Received
12 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£7,687,818
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,054,421
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
30 May 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£7,030,192
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,010,670
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
23 June 2023
Date Accounts Received
23 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,332,717
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,968,328
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
15 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
15 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£5,858,369
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,628,590

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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
27 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,704,937
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,709,845
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
4
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
2
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 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
12 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£7,687,818
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,054,421
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
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
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
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
30 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£7,030,192
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,010,670
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
0
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
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
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
23 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,332,717
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,968,328
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
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
0
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
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
15 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£5,858,369
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,628,590
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
£1
Income From Government Grants
£34,179
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
2
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
27 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
18750
Income Other Trading Activities
71983
Income Charitable Activities
7495062
Income Investments
119142
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
7704937
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£141,921
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,567,924
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
7709845
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
32910
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
450136
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£9,310,698
Assets Total Fixed
12161920
Assets Own Use
12161920
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,289,985
Assets Total Liabilities
£5,141,207
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,310,698
Creditors One Year Total Current
1621510
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3519697
Assets Cash
£1,895,906
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
9310698
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
9310698
Count Employees
124
Charity Only 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 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
12 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
26921
Income Other Trading Activities
49490
Income Charitable Activities
7586080
Income Investments
25327
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
7687818
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£169,402
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,885,019
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
8054421
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
43093
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
543442
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£9,315,638
Assets Total Fixed
12553270
Assets Own Use
12553270
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,440,357
Assets Total Liabilities
£6,677,989
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,315,638
Creditors One Year Total Current
2309233
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
4368756
Assets Cash
£2,632,888
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
9315638
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
9315638
Count Employees
127
Charity Only 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
30 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
32365
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
6936049
Income Investments
24174
Income Other
37604
Income Total Income And Endowments
7030192
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£183,462
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,827,208
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
7010670
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
417901
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£9,681,702
Assets Total Fixed
12559925
Assets Own Use
12559925
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,209,527
Assets Total Liabilities
£5,087,750
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,681,702
Creditors One Year Total Current
4453393
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
634357
Assets Cash
£1,735,550
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
9681702
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
9681702
Count Employees
119
Charity Only 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
23 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
6329629
Income Investments
2289
Income Other
799
Income Total Income And Endowments
6332717
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£34,152
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,934,176
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5968328
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
391425
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£9,662,180
Assets Total Fixed
12262242
Assets Own Use
12262242
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,942,316
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,542,378
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,662,180
Creditors One Year Total Current
3952771
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
589607
Assets Cash
£1,710,342
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
9662180
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
9662180
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 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
15 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
3724
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
5858369
Income Investments
507
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
5862600
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£18,593
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,609,997
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5628590
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
32190
Expenditure Support Costs
1988603
Expenditure Depreciation
442358
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£9,297,768
Assets Total Fixed
9248355
Assets Own Use
9248355
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,161,585
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,112,172
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,297,768
Creditors One Year Total Current
1333910
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
778262
Assets Cash
£1,923,871
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
9297768
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
9297768
Count Employees
112
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
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ALDWICKBURY SCHOOL TRUST LTD
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1969-05-19T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 MAR 1969AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 JUN 2018 as amended on 26 Nov 2024
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY CARRYING ON A SCHOOL OR COLLEGE IN OR NEAR HARPENDEN OR ELSEWHERE IN GREAT BRITAIN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.
Area Of Benefit
HARPENDEN OR ELSEWHERE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures