WEST HOUSE SCHOOL

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Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Dains Audit Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the governors believe that no material uncertainties exist. The governors have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for the 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The expected level of income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.”

Significant events

• “The school continued to act as the regional hub for the 'Children's Book Project' working in partnership with the charity and Edgbaston High School. During the financial year, 10,000 books were collected and 5,000 of these were delivered to local schools operating in deprived areas with the remainder donated to Oxfam Books.”
• “The outdoor facilities were made available to local clubs and businesses, including other local groups and charities such as Birmingham Progressive Synagogue and Birmingham Children's Hospital.”
• “A donation was made to Harborne Cricket Club for the benefit of youth players.”
• “The school also continued to support Woodgate Valley Urban Farm via sponsorship and pupils raised money for Young Minds, Children in Need, NSPCC, Comic Relief, the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust supporting health and wellbeing for young people, Birmingham Children's Hospital and St. Mary's Hospice, along with other smaller local charities chosen by the senior boys as part of their Enterprise project.”
• “The annual 'Humanitarian Day' raised money for Save the Children in recognition of children caught up in conflicts and natural disasters in various parts of the world.”
• “We saw a slight decline (5%) in pupil numbers due to changing demographics and the reduced birthrate nationally.”
• “VAT at 20% was introduced on tuition fees from the beginning of the Spring term for pupils in Reception to Year 6. Governors reduced tuition fees by 12% in January 2025 so that the total Spring Term 2025 invoice including VAT was only 5% higher than the Autumn Term to alleviate the impact of VAT on parents and maintain stability of education for existing pupils.”
• “Means tested and hardship bursaries were awarded in line with school policy and 20 pupils benefitted from such awards (2024: 11). Eighteen existing pupils benefitted from Michael Pratt Awards (2024: 15).”
• “External examination results reflected the commitment by the school to maintaining the highest standards of academia. 98% of Year 6 leavers were offered at least one of their chosen selective secondary school places.”
• “West House boys were awarded 17 academic scholarships, 2 sport scholarships, 1 art scholarship and 2 performing arts scholarships to leading independent schools.”
• “The school was named as one of the top 50 prep schools for cricket in the country by The Cricketer Magazine.”
• “Forest School teaching was introduced to all pupils in Years 3 - 6.”
• “Mandarin classes were introduced as an after-school club to pupils in Year 3 to 6 and additional 11 Plus classes were introduced on Sunday mornings on an optional basis to pupils in Years 4 and 5.”
• “The wellbeing committee continued to meet to address wellbeing issues among the staff. Long service awards continued along with flu vaccinations being offered onsite. Access to an employee assistance programme offering a number of staff benefits continued to be promoted and was accessed by a number of staff.”
• “The Board continued to develop the school's strategic plan to take West House forward into the middle part of the century in light of increasing financial pressures. Additional committees were introduced including the Risk Committee and a clear timetable of sub-committee meetings published. Attendance and punctuality became a significant area of focus with a policy of closer monitoring and action implemented.”
• “The Property and Finance committee approved a building project to enhance Duce Hall by reconfiguring the entrance lobby, expanding changing areas with a two-storey extension, replacing the existing roof and adding solar panels to increase the overall efficiency of the building and supplement energy requirements of the Woodbourne building. This project was completed in November 2025. The Wi-Fi infrastructure was enhanced across the site.”
• “The entrance lobby and dining room were refurbished honouring the school's heritage, including the restoration of the memorial and the reframing of the school's collection of photographs.”
• “The drive to increase numbers within the school's nursery saw the reintroduction of a Head of EYFS designed to improve the quality of leadership and management within the department. The nursery launched its own social media platforms, distinct from those of the school and a number of the teaching rooms underwent significant cosmetic improvements. Fifteen hours of government backed child care per week became available from April 2024 for children aged from 9 months in line with the stipulated criteria.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -3.6%

  £4,042,960 → £3,898,395

• Cash

  -2.8%

  £1,401,697 → £1,361,762

• Net assets

  -0.3%

  £4,700,770 → £4,687,970

• Employees

  0%

  78 → 78

• Wages

  +5.9%

  £2,157,795 → £2,286,040

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers