ACLAND BURGHLEY SCHOOL TRUST

Registered charity 1002280 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust was set to advance the education of pupils at Acland Burghley School, by provision of facilities for the education at the school (not normally provided by the LA) and to engage in activities which support the school.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS AT ACLAND BURGHLEY COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL

Area of benefit: TUFNELL PARK

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£154k
Latest spending
£36k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that for the year ended 31 March 2025, the Trust reported net assets of £446,669 against a reserves policy target of £15,000. The Trust had no funds materially in deficit and confirmed there were no uncertainties regarding its status as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £15,000 in easily realisable assets sufficient to meet its short-term expenditure plans (reserves figure: £447k)
“The Charity’s policy on reserves is to retain a minimum of £15,000 in easily realisable assets sufficient to meet its short-term expenditure plans.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Trust works closely with Acland Burghley School, a comprehensive community school in Camden, London.
“The Trust works closely with Acland Burghley School, a comprehensive community school in Camden, London.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 2

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 8
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Camden · Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£154k£36k
31/03/2024£47k£10k
31/03/2023£238k£6k
31/03/2022£20k£58k
31/03/2021£59k£1k

Common questions

Is ACLAND BURGHLEY SCHOOL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that for the year ended 31 March 2025, the Trust reported net assets of £446,669 against a reserves policy target of £15,000. The Trust had no funds materially in deficit and confirmed there were no uncertainties regarding its status as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ACLAND BURGHLEY SCHOOL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACLAND BURGHLEY SCHOOL TRUST as a grant recipient include CAMDEN GIVING, JENIFFER AND JONATHAN HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CAMDEN GIVINGFY2021£5kEmergency COVID-19 Fund
JENIFFER AND JONATHAN HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025amount not stated
JENIFFER AND JONATHAN HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Camden Giving08/06/2020£5kAcland Burghley School Trust

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AYLESBURY HIGH SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ACLAND BURGHLEY SCHOOL TRUST£154k—0unclear—no doubt
AYLESBURY HIGH SCHOOL FY2025£78k—0unclear—no doubt
THE OUNDLE SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
BELMONT-BIRKLANDS SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.1m—0below—noted
OAKHILL EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
NEWLAND HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£6.7m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.