GOVERNORS FOR SCHOOLS

Registered charity 1078330 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Boards for Education, SCHOOL GOVERNORS ONE STOP SHOP

The principal Activities of the company is the Recruitment of School Governors.

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Latest income

£1.6m

Latest spending

£1.4m

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £223,423 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its total net assets to £569,571. The trustees maintain a designated reserve fund of £326,358 to meet working capital needs and operating costs, while unrestricted funds stood at £223,745. The auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,000 - £89,999 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)

“£80,000 - £89,999 1 1” — page 32

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £224k)

“The trustees’ current policy is to hold sufficient reserves to provide working capital to meet contracted commitments, 3 months operating costs, and an organised winding down of the company should this ever be required” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment of £4,000 for services from A&O Shearman, a company in which Trustee Jocelyn Land is a Partner.

“During the year, the charity received payment of £4,000 for services from A&O Shearman, a company in which Trustee Jocelyn Land is a Partner.” — page 35

“During the year, the charity received payment of £4,000 for services from Wesleyan Assurance, a company in which Trustee Adrian McLean is a member of the members advisory board.” — page 35

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment of £4,000 for services from Wesleyan Assurance, a company in which Trustee Adrian McLean is a member of the members advisory board.

“During the year, the charity received payment of £4,000 for services from A&O Shearman, a company in which Trustee Jocelyn Land is a Partner.” — page 35

“During the year, the charity received payment of £4,000 for services from Wesleyan Assurance, a company in which Trustee Adrian McLean is a member of the members advisory board.” — page 35

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by AGP Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

National Lottery — “Governors for Schools awarded National Lottery funding to support more under 30s into governance” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.6m

Total spending

£1.4m

Cost of raising funds

£240

Reserves (reported)

£558k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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

Hugo Sean Alleynechair · trustee of 1 other charity
Emma Gregory
Jocelyn Land
Katherine Elizabeth Gandon
Neil Collins
Simon Dewi Beer

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.6m	£1.4m
31/03/2024	£1.3m	£1.3m
31/03/2023	£967k	£1.1m
31/03/2022	£754k	£950k
31/03/2021	£1.0m	£941k

Common questions

Is GOVERNORS FOR SCHOOLS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £223,423 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its total net assets to £569,571. The trustees maintain a designated reserve fund of £326,358 to meet working capital needs and operating costs, while unrestricted funds stood at £223,745. The auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by AGP Chartered Accountants.

What does the highest-paid employee of GOVERNORS FOR SCHOOLS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,000 - £89,999 band.

Who funds GOVERNORS FOR SCHOOLS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GOVERNORS FOR SCHOOLS as a grant recipient include THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PWC FOUNDATION, THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST, THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1.1m	The prevention or relief of poverty
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£884k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£618k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£584k	Advancement of education
THE PWC FOUNDATION	FY2022	£7k	education
THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST	FY2025	£5k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/02/2026	£20k	Supporting young people to lead and connect in their communities
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/01/2023	£5k	School Governing Boards in Wales

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
M O CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£32k
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
KEREN TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GATESHEAD CHEDER LIMITED.

THE GATESHEAD CHEDER LIMITED income £2.5m
NATIONAL GOVERNANCE ASSOCIATION income £3.4m
GREENFIELDS EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £1.3m
Highworth Grammar School Trust, School Fund income £565k
THE ST GABRIEL SCHOOLS FOUNDATION income £9.0m
RAINE'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £242k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GOVERNORS FOR SCHOOLS	£1.6m	£80,000 - £89,999	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GATESHEAD CHEDER LIMITED FY2024	£2.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NATIONAL GOVERNANCE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£3.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GREENFIELDS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£1.3m	—	—	below	—	noted
Highworth Grammar School Trust, School Fund FY2025	£565k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ST GABRIEL SCHOOLS FOUNDATION FY2025	£9.0m	—	—	below	—	not going concern

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