THE FRIENDS OF KIRKHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Registered charity 1051373 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF KIRKHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL

To provide resources for the students and staff of Kirkham Grammar School, which would not ordinarily be available to them through school funding.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL

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.

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Latest income
£37k
Latest spending
£31k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held sufficient reserves to cover ongoing running costs, with a general fund balance of £42,873.40 at the end of the year. The trustees noted that most funds are applied to making donations to the school rather than being retained. No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations were disclosed in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Summer Ball (65% of income)
“Summer Ball 24,008.19” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to cover any ongoing running costs (held: £43k)
“The trustees aim to maintain sufficient reserves to cover any ongoing running costs” — page 2
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: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£37k£31k
31/07/2024£34k£11k
31/07/2023£14k£9k
31/07/2022£26k£12k
31/07/2021£6k£4k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF KIRKHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held sufficient reserves to cover ongoing running costs, with a general fund balance of £42,873.40 at the end of the year. The trustees noted that most funds are applied to making donations to the school rather than being retained. No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations were disclosed in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.