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The Independent Educational Association Limited

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The Independent Educational Association Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about The Independent Educational Association Limited?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£17,617,754
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£17,578,119
Registered charity number
270156
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Earsby Street
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.stjamesschools.co.uk

Quick answer

The Independent Educational Association Limited (number 270156) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does The Independent Educational Association Limited do?

This charity promotes the advancement of education of children and young persons and to establish schools in any part of the world. The charity now provides education to over 860 pupils from the ages of 2 to 18 through the St James Schools: Nursery School, Prep School and Senior Girls' School situated at Earsby Street, W14 8SH, and Senior Boys' School at Ashford, Surrey TW15 3DZ.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Independent Educational Association Limited

Answers The Independent Educational Association Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Independent Educational Association Limited's highest-paid staff paid?

The Independent Educational Association Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 24 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£150,001–£200,0001
£130,001–£140,0002
£110,001–£120,0001
£80,001–£90,0003
£70,001–£80,0004
£60,001–£70,00013

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Independent Educational Association Limited's money come from?

The Independent Educational Association Limited reported £18m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £16m (91%), donations and legacies £971k (6%), investments £400k (2%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £826k.

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£16m · 91%
  • Donations and legacies£971k · 6%
  • Investments£400k · 2%
  • Trading and fundraising events£162k · 1%
  • Other income£10k · 0%

Does The Independent Educational Association Limited receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for The Independent Educational Association Limited. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

The Independent Educational Association Limited reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Independent Educational Association Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

The Independent Educational Association Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
01222329 (Companies House)
Also known as
St James Independent School for Boys and Girls
Where it says it operates
Throughout England

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is The Independent Educational Association Limited registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Independent Educational Association Limited yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Independent Educational Association Limited. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Independent Educational Association Limited a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Independent Educational Association Limited as a registered charity (number 270156) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Independent Educational Association Limited's charity number?
The Independent Educational Association Limited's charity number is 270156. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 270156?
Search 270156 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Independent Educational Association Limited do?
This charity promotes the advancement of education of children and young persons and to establish schools in any part of the world. The charity now provides education to over 860 pupils from the ages of 2 to 18 through the St James Schools: Nursery School, Prep School and Senior Girls' School situated at Earsby Street, W14 8SH, and Senior Boys' School at Ashford, Surrey TW15 3DZ.
Does The Independent Educational Association Limited have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Independent Educational Association Limited. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Independent Educational Association Limited?
The Independent Educational Association Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.stjamesschools.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Independent Educational Association Limited's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Independent Educational Association Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 24 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Independent Educational Association Limited's money come from?
The Independent Educational Association Limited reported £18m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £16m (91%), donations and legacies £971k (6%), investments £400k (2%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £826k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Independent Educational Association Limited?
The register records The Independent Educational Association Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Independent Educational Association Limited's trustees paid?
The Independent Educational Association Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Independent Educational Association Limited registered as a charity?
The Independent Educational Association Limited was entered on the register on 8 December 1975. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01222329).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.