SHEFFORD LOWER SCHOOL PARENTS AND STAFF ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1043462 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General fund raising for Shefford Lower School.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£30k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial year ends on 31 August and that the books are required to be balanced six weeks before the Annual General Meeting. The document notes that the Association holds an account at Barclays Bank and requires signatures from two committee members for withdrawals. No specific reserves policy or unrestricted reserves figure is disclosed in the provided text.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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 — Shefford lower school PSA (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£25k£30k
31/03/2024£24k£24k
31/03/2023£16k£12k
31/03/2022£8k£5k
31/03/2021£4k£7k

Common questions

Is SHEFFORD LOWER SCHOOL PARENTS AND STAFF ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial year ends on 31 August and that the books are required to be balanced six weeks before the Annual General Meeting. The document notes that the Association holds an account at Barclays Bank and requires signatures from two committee members for withdrawals. No specific reserves policy or unrestricted reserves figure is disclosed in the provided text. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.