THE SHERBORNE SCHOOL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1073522 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the charitable purposes of Sherborne School in Dorset and to promote any other charitable purpose connected with or otherwise associated with the School.

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

Latest income
£506k
Latest spending
£489k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £17,053 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total net assets of £350,935. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £156,453, while restricted reserves stood at £194,482. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“Included within donations above are total donations of £1,500 from 3 Trustees of The Sherborne School Foundation (2024: £2,103 from 4 Trustees).” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£506k
Total spending
£489k
Cost of raising funds
£129k
Reserves (reported)
£156k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 25.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£506k£489k
30/06/2024£536k£429k
30/06/2023£667k£1.3m
30/06/2022£1.0m£890k
30/06/2021£692k£2.2m

Common questions

Is THE SHERBORNE SCHOOL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £17,053 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total net assets of £350,935. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £156,453, while restricted reserves stood at £194,482. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds THE SHERBORNE SCHOOL FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SHERBORNE SCHOOL FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£30kAdvancement of education
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£25kAdvancement of education
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20kAdvancement of education

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SHERBORNE GIRLS FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SHERBORNE SCHOOL FOUNDATION£506k——unclear—no doubt
THE SHERBORNE GIRLS FOUNDATION FY2025£163k—0unclear—no doubt
SHERBORNE HOUSE TRUST 2018 FY2025£5.6m£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
SHERBORNE SPORTS AND LEISURE LIMITED FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF SHERBORNE ABBEY FY2025£143k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt

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