HAWKSHEAD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Educational Charity providing grants to young people from Hawkshead for further education or for entry into one of the professions. Also providing a museum experience based on the Old Grammar School Building showing how an Elizabethan Grammar school worked.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity operated in good financial health, reporting a surplus of £15,723 for the year ended 31 October 2025. Total reserves increased to £381,986, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover several years of operating expenditure. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting three to six months of expenditure, a level it confirms has been maintained throughout the year.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 6
Trustees
- MYLES CHRISTOPHER ROSS SANDYSchair
- Dr CLAIRE FRANCES SALISBURY
- Gareth John McKeever
- Graham Whitworth
- IAN MOULTON
- Ian Roger Bonham
- JUDITH MYERS
- REV JOHN DIXON
- Simon Philip Brock
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £100k | £99k |
| 31/10/2024 | £111k | £77k |
| 31/10/2023 | £69k | £77k |
| 31/10/2022 | £62k | £76k |
| 31/10/2021 | £73k | £96k |
Common questions
Is HAWKSHEAD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated in good financial health, reporting a surplus of £15,723 for the year ended 31 October 2025. Total reserves increased to £381,986, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover several years of operating expenditure. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting three to six months of expenditure, a level it confirms has been maintained throughout the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.