dragon school trust limited

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Dragon School Trust Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Oxford and operates in Oxfordshire.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The primary object is to advance the education of the public by running schools, in particular the Dragon preparatory school and its pre-prep department Lynams.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Oxfordshire

Financial Information

Latest Income

£25,038,000

Latest Expenditure

£22,926,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 89.6%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 97.9%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 2.6%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,472,000

Charitable Activities £22,521,000

Other Trading £185,000

Investments £860,000

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £22,434,000

Raising Funds £492,000

Governance £100,000

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£25,038,000	£22,926,000	£22,434,000	£39,573,000	£37,545,000	319 / 0
2023	£21,529,000	£20,427,000	£20,021,000	£36,861,000	£35,047,000	315 / 0
2022	£20,938,000	£19,344,000	£18,975,000	£35,695,000	£30,312,000	318 / 0
2021	£17,888,000	£17,523,000	£17,218,000	£33,716,000	£33,268,000	332 / 0
2020	£17,687,000	£16,535,000	£16,226,000	£32,552,000	£32,552,000	368 / 0