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THE ALTON COLLEGE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1079285 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To award scholarships and development grants to stimulate, encourage and reward excellence amongst 6th Form students at Alton College, Hampshire. To provide equipment for Alton College that can not be funded by Government.

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS ATTENDING ALTON COLLEGE ("THE COLLEGE") BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO GIFTS GRANTS LOANS SCHOLARSHIPS BURSARIES AND PRIZES NOT USUALLY PROVIDED FOR BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES; ANDB) TO SUPPORT SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE CONNECTED WITH THE COLLEGE AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY ("THE DIRECTORS") SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE ALTON & GUILDFORD

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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Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£23k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted and restricted funds of £30,173 as of 31 March 2026, an increase from £18,056 in the previous year. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of £8,000, which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted fund balance of £20,997. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £8,000 (held: £21k)
“In October 2021, the Directors drafted and approved a reserves policy. The Directors agreed the level of the reserve should be £8,000.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£26k£23k
31/03/2025£26k£23k
31/03/2024£25k£24k
31/03/2023£21k£24k
31/03/2022£20k£24k

Common questions

Is THE ALTON COLLEGE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted and restricted funds of £30,173 as of 31 March 2026, an increase from £18,056 in the previous year. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of £8,000, which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted fund balance of £20,997. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.