OAKWOOD PARK GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST

Registered charity 1024743 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OPGS TRUST

To assist families/students where lack of income prevents them purchasing school uniform, games kit or being able to go on school trips/educational visits.To help the sixth form by purchasing equipment for their annual fund raising (charity).

Objects

THE FURTHERANCE OF THE EDUCATION AND BENEFIT OF CHILDREN ATTENDING OAKWOOD PARK GRAMMAR SCHOOL OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH OTHER EXCUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE SCHOOL

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
£87k
Latest spending
£94k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased by £6,855 to £253,018, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The trustees report that sufficient reserves are held to meet future project costs and legal obligations, and they are confident the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves held to meet future project costs and the Charity's legal obligations (held: £253k)
“The Trustees monitor projects on an individual basis to ensure there are sufficient reserves held to meet future project costs and the Charity's legal obligations. Due to the nature of the Charity, direct costs is influenced by income received and there are sufficient reserves to meet the support costs of the Charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of expenses paid by the related party school.
“During the year, the Charity paid £5,237 (2024: £28,912) to Oakwood Park Grammar School in reimbursement of expenses paid. The Charity received £1,387 (2024: £6,126) for donations received by Oakwood Park Grammar School.” — page 19
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£87k£94k
31/08/2024£112k£107k
31/08/2023£144k£109k
31/08/2022£95k£67k
31/08/2021£107k£53k

Common questions

Is OAKWOOD PARK GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased by £6,855 to £253,018, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The trustees report that sufficient reserves are held to meet future project costs and legal obligations, and they are confident the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.