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SIBFORD SCHOOL

Registered charity 1068256 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A 3-18yrs co-educational day and boarding Quaker School offering education built on a Quaker ethos within all aspects of the school.

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Latest income
£7.9m
Latest spending
£8.5m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the School generated a post-depreciation deficit of £543,362 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in negative free reserves of £1,243,757 due to re-investment in facilities. Per the trustees' report, a material uncertainty exists regarding the School's ability to continue as a going concern, driven by the impact of VAT on school fees and risks of declining pupil numbers.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' annual expenditure (held: £-1.2m)
“The School Committee have established a policy whereby the free reserves should be equivalent to approximately three months' annual expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“The Governors acknowledge that as a result of all the factors mentioned above, a material uncertainty exists in relation to the unfolding impact on pupil numbers and adequate headroom of cash that may cast doubt on the School’s ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sibford Trading Limited is a wholly (100%) owned trading subsidiary of Sibford School. The entity is currently dormant and had no trade throughout the year.
“Sibford Trading Limited (company number 03735449) is a wholly (100%) owned trading subsidiary of Sibford School. The entity is currently dormant and had no trade throughout the year.” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Sibford Trading Limited
“The Charity has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, Sibford Trading Limited, which was dormant and did not trade during the year.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£7.9m
Total spending
£8.5m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
176

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£7.9m£8.5m
31/07/2024£8.0m£8.0m
31/07/2023£7.3m£7.7m
31/07/2022£6.7m£7.2m
31/07/2021£6.6m£6.6m

Common questions

Is SIBFORD SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the School generated a post-depreciation deficit of £543,362 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in negative free reserves of £1,243,757 due to re-investment in facilities. Per the trustees' report, a material uncertainty exists regarding the School's ability to continue as a going concern, driven by the impact of VAT on school fees and risks of declining pupil numbers. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K LLP.

Who funds SIBFORD SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SIBFORD SCHOOL as a grant recipient include THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY, THE DJANOGLY FOUNDATION, THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION).

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£60kCentenary
THE DJANOGLY FOUNDATIONFY2025£30k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2021£25kRepeat grant
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2024£25kChildren
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2023£25kChildren
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£25kEducation
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)FY2022£10kDonations
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)FY2024£10kDonations
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)FY2025£10kDonations
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)FY2023£5kDonations

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
SHINE: SUPPORT AND HELP IN EDUCATION1£41k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SIDCOT SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SIBFORD SCHOOL£7.9m——unclear—material uncertainty
SIDCOT SCHOOL FY2025£15.0m£120,001 - £130,000—unclear—no doubt
MOORFIELD SCHOOL LTD FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
BOOTHAM SCHOOL FY2025£13.7m——below—no doubt
QUEEN MARY'S SCHOOL (BALDERSBY) LTD FY2025£4.6m——above—no doubt
THE SEDBERGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£999k—0above—no doubt

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