AYLESBURY HIGH SCHOOL

Registered charity 1058760 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AYLESBURY HIGH SCHOOL, SCHOOL FUND

The object of the Trust is to advance the Education of the students of Aylesbury High School and improve their moral development so that they may grow to full maturity, as responsible citizens by the provision of funds, services, facilities and training. This is achieved through fundraising and provision of grants to the school.

Objects

[1] TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF AYLESBURY HIGH SCHOOL AND IMPROVE THEIR MORAL DEVELOPMENT SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY, AS RESPONSBLE CITIZENS BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, SERVICES, FACILITIES AND TRAINING. [2] TOWARD SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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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Registered contact address: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£78k
Latest spending
£21k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £102,613, with £109,987 held in General Funds and £7,374 in Designated Funds. The charity reports no material risks other than minor risks associated with educational activities and holds reserves in low-risk bank deposit accounts. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: not to hold reserves in speculative investments (reserves figure: £103k)
“The Trustees’ policy is not to hold reserves in speculative investments.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

Matched to this charity by name; verify provider identity on the regulator’s site.

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 31/08/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2022 (received 15/08/2023, 46 days after the 30/06/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£78k£21k
31/08/2024£28k£17k
31/08/2023£28k£20k
31/08/2022£46k£33k
31/08/2021£33k£17k

Common questions

Is AYLESBURY HIGH SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £102,613, with £109,987 held in General Funds and £7,374 in Designated Funds. The charity reports no material risks other than minor risks associated with educational activities and holds reserves in low-risk bank deposit accounts. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AYLESBURY HIGH SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AYLESBURY HIGH SCHOOL as a grant recipient include WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITY, BUCKS COUNTY TENNIS.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITYFY2025£33k
BUCKS COUNTY TENNISFY2025£2kParticipation
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITYFY2021£1kNote 7

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England10/04/2025£15kRefurbishment of Sports Courts

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
CML - CHEVRAS MO'OZ LADOL1£27k
JEG TRUST LIMITED1£25k
THE TRUEMARK TRUST1£3k
FORD BRITAIN TRUST1£2k
BELVEDERE TRUST1£2k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Aylesburian Annual Fund.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AYLESBURY HIGH SCHOOL£78k—0unclear—no doubt
The Aylesburian Annual Fund FY2025£585k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST ST ALBANS BOY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£44k—0unclear—no doubt
THE OVERSTALL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£35k—0unclear—no doubt
OUR HIDDEN TREASURE FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ELIZABETHAN TRUST FY2025£261k—0unclear—no doubt

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