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THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS

Registered charity 1048304 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GSAL, LEEDS GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Provision of education for boys and girls aged 3 to 18

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£32.8m
Latest spending
£31.3m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £1,434k, driven primarily by cost savings that partially offset a decrease in fee income due to VAT application. Unrestricted reserves stood at £22,779k, with the trustees focusing their reserves policy on maintaining sufficient liquidity to meet working capital needs and lender requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: focus on the School's liquidity position, ensuring that the School maintains sufficient liquid assets to meet working capital needs as well as the financial requirements of lenders (held: £22.8m)
“The Governors have determined that the reserves policy should focus on the School's liquidity position, ensuring that the School maintains sufficient liquid assets to meet working capital needs as well as the financial requirements of lenders.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £39.8m
“The Valuation Report shows notional assets of £222.2bn and liabilities of £262bn, resulting in a scheme deficit of £39.8bn.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: GSAL Enterprises Limited, GSAL Transport Limited
“The charity has two wholly owned non-charitable trading subsidiaries, GSAL Enterprises Limited and GSAL Transport Limited whose annual profits are donated to the charity.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

GSAL ENTERPRISES LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £243k
  • Profit before tax: £207k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £207k
  • Creditors include £207,125 (2024: £186,222) due to The Grammar School at Leeds.
“The surplus for the year of £206,950 (2024: £185,912) will be donated to the Grammar School at Leeds.”
GSAL TRANSPORT LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £1.7m
  • Profit before tax: £82k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £90k
  • Trade creditors 115,387, Due to The Grammar School at Leeds 302,582, Other taxes and social security 13,934, Other creditors & accruals 9,740, Loan from The Grammar Schoo! at Leeds 45,833
“There is no tax liability due to a charitable donation of £89,761 (2024: £13,009) to the Grammar School at Leeds, a registered charity”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Grammar School at Leeds (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£32.8m
Total spending
£31.3m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
530

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£32.8m£31.3m
31/08/2024£33.7m£32.5m
31/08/2023£31.9m£30.2m
31/08/2022£30.6m£29.8m
31/08/2021£28.3m£27.9m

Common questions

Is THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £1,434k, driven primarily by cost savings that partially offset a decrease in fee income due to VAT application. Unrestricted reserves stood at £22,779k, with the trustees focusing their reserves policy on maintaining sufficient liquidity to meet working capital needs and lender requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Who funds THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS as a grant recipient include The Keith Howard Foundation, THE CHARIS TRUST, THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Keith Howard FoundationFY2023£70k
THE CHARIS TRUSTFY2025£57knurturing children ages 3-18
THE BARTLETT FOUNDATIONFY2022£31kGrants for Further Education and Charitable Causes
THE BARTLETT FOUNDATIONFY2025£30kGrants for Further Education and Charitable Causes
THE BARTLETT FOUNDATIONFY2021£25kAdvancement of education/charitable causes
The Keith Howard FoundationFY2022£20kEducation
The Keith Howard FoundationFY2021£10k
THE CHARIS TRUSTFY2023£213nurturing children ages 3-18
THE CHARIS TRUSTFY2024£213nurturing children ages 3-18
THE BARTLETT FOUNDATIONFY2024£0

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST2£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND LEEDS GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS£32.8m——above—no doubt
LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND LEEDS GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£617k—0below—no doubt
LEWES OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£11.2m——unclear—no doubt
LEICESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£235.7m£190,001 - £200,000—unclear—no doubt
WILLIAM HULME'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£784k—0unclear—no doubt
REIGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL FY2025£58.6m——below—no doubt

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