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BIRKDALE SCHOOL

Registered charity 1018973 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£12.7m
Latest spending
£13.8m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a total deficit of £2,976,894, largely driven by a £1,796,834 paper loss from property revaluation. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds were negative at £124,533, though the school maintained a positive cash balance of £1,817,465 and expects reserves to return to a positive position in the next financial period.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 5% of total income, namely some £650,000 (held: £-125k)
“an appropriate minimum threshold of free reserves was approximately 5% of total income, namely some £650,000.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£12.7m
Total spending
£13.8m
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£125k
Employees
214

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Derbyshire · Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£12.7m£13.8m
31/08/2024£13.0m£13.6m
31/08/2023£13.4m£10.2m
31/08/2022£9.1m£9.2m
31/08/2021£8.7m£8.7m

Common questions

Is BIRKDALE SCHOOL financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity recorded a total deficit of £2,976,894, largely driven by a £1,796,834 paper loss from property revaluation. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds were negative at £124,533, though the school maintained a positive cash balance of £1,817,465 and expects reserves to return to a positive position in the next financial period. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.