JOSEPH ROWNTREE SCHOOL FUND

Registered charity 1046093 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's objects are to advance the education of the students and staff of Joseph Rowntree School and of the wider community by providing or assisting in the provision of educational, recreational and other charitable facilities undertaken by Joseph Rowntree School not normally provided by the local Education Authority.

Objects

1) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AND STAFF OF THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE SCHOOL AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF:A) EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE FACILITIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE SCHOOL NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY; AND/ORB) EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE FACILITIES FOR THE WIDER COMMUNITY;2) PROVIDING SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL OR OTHER LEISURE TIME FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF MEMBERS OF THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£84k
Latest spending
£92k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash funds increased from £66,621 to £77,300 during the year, resulting in a net surplus of £7,641. Total receipts were £83,957 against total payments of £91,598, with the variation largely attributed to a significant increase in the Trip Suspense Account balance. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounting records or their accuracy.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 10

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of York · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£84k£92k
31/03/2024£267k£246k
31/03/2023£88k£76k
31/03/2022£88k£86k
31/03/2021£81k£135k

Common questions

Is JOSEPH ROWNTREE SCHOOL FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash funds increased from £66,621 to £77,300 during the year, resulting in a net surplus of £7,641. Total receipts were £83,957 against total payments of £91,598, with the variation largely attributed to a significant increase in the Trip Suspense Account balance. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounting records or their accuracy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE JOSEPH TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JOSEPH ROWNTREE SCHOOL FUND£84k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOSEPH TRUST FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt
CASTLEFIELD SCHOOL FUND FY2025£52k—0unclear—no doubt
THORPE WILLOUGHBY SCHOOL FUND FY2025£39k—0unclear—no doubt
BROOMHILL JUNIOR SCHOOL FUND FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TRAPNELL FUND FY2025£156k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.