MONKTON BLUEFRIARS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1057332 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLUEFRIARS

The charity supports the physical education and development of pupils of Monkton Combe School and other educational establishments by encouraging and facilitating the sport of rowing.

Objects

1) THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPILS AND FORMER PUPILS OF MONKTON COMBE SCHOOL BY ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING THE SPORT OF ROWING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT INCLUDING SPONSORSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS OR CREWS TRAINING FOR AND PARTICIPATING IN COMPETITIVE EVENTS WHERE SUCH INDIVIDUALS OR CREWS REPRESENT THE SCHOOL OR MONKTON BLUEFRIARS BOAT CLUB. 2) THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS OF SUCH OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE BY ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING THE SPORT OF ROWING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES EQUIPMENT AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT INCLUDING THE SPONSORSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS OR CREWS TRAINING FOR AND PARTICIPATING IN COMPETITIVE EVENTS.

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: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£20k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that donations received during the year amounted to £12,596. The trustees report that regular gifts from former members enable them to plan grant-making, with total grants and support amounting to £18,225 (£16,605 to Monkton Combe School, £1,120 to other clubs, and £500 to athletes representing England).

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations
“Donations amounted to £12,596 this year.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Sufficient funds are added to capital each year from income, with the aim of preserving and if possible enhancing investment income.
“Sufficient funds are added to capital each year from income, with the aim of preserving and if possible enhancing investment income.” — page 4
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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£29k£20k
31/08/2024£23k£7k
31/08/2023£24k£21k
31/08/2022£25k£9k
31/08/2021£12k£16k

Common questions

Is MONKTON BLUEFRIARS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that donations received during the year amounted to £12,596. The trustees report that regular gifts from former members enable them to plan grant-making, with total grants and support amounting to £18,225 (£16,605 to Monkton Combe School, £1,120 to other clubs, and £500 to athletes representing England). Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.