FRIENDS OF ST JAMES' SCHOOL

Registered charity 1009141 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Fundraising for schools needs

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL

Area of benefit: MUSWELL HILL

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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Latest income
£78k
Latest spending
£99k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £66,872 to £45,492, resulting in a net movement of funds in year of -£21,380. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy is to hold sufficient funds to allow for the provision of grants to the school for the following year, and unrestricted funds of £45,492 are held against this target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds are held to allow for the provision of grants to the school for the following year (held: £45k)
“The Committee’s policy is to ensure that sufficient funds are held to allow for the provision of grants to the school for the following year.” — page 3
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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Friends of St. James School (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£78k£99k
31/08/2024£87k£69k
31/08/2023£73k£40k
31/08/2022£22k£27k
31/08/2021£18k£28k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF ST JAMES' SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £66,872 to £45,492, resulting in a net movement of funds in year of -£21,380. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy is to hold sufficient funds to allow for the provision of grants to the school for the following year, and unrestricted funds of £45,492 are held against this target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.