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BLUNDELL'S SCHOOL

Registered charity 1081249 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Independent School

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL KNOWN AS BLUNDELL'S SCHOOL, AND/OR SUCH OTHER SCHOOLS, AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, AS THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS SHALL DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE TIVERTON, DEVON.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Mid Devon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£19.5m
Latest spending
£19.9m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £442k for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £17.9m to £17.5m. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, citing strong unrestricted reserves of £13.7m and diversified income streams.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £170,001 - £180,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £130k)
“In the band £170,001 - £180,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority; 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

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 26 (£60,001–£70,000: 18; £70,001–£80,000: 4; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 17 (£60,001–£70,000: 13; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 16 (£60,001–£70,000: 6; £70,001–£80,000: 6; £80,001–£90,000: 2; £130,001–£140,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

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Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (11 freehold); recorded price paid £485k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£19.5m
Total spending
£19.9m
Cost of raising funds
£155k
Reserves (reported)
£13.7m
Employees
390

Reported reserves equal ~8.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£19.5m£19.9m
31/08/2024£20.4m£20.1m
31/08/2023£18.6m£18.2m
31/08/2022£17.3m£16.7m
31/08/2021£16.0m£15.8m

Common questions

Is BLUNDELL'S SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £442k for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £17.9m to £17.5m. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, citing strong unrestricted reserves of £13.7m and diversified income streams. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of BLUNDELL'S SCHOOL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £170,001 - £180,000 band.

Who funds BLUNDELL'S SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BLUNDELL'S SCHOOL as a grant recipient include VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£69kEducational
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£65kEducational
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£55kEducational
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£40kEducational

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
BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£65k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BLUNDELL'S SCHOOL£19.5m£170,001 - £180,000—unclear—no doubt
CRANSLEY SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£4.2m——below—noted
GHYLL ROYD SCHOOL FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
BIRKDALE SCHOOL FY2025£12.7m—0unclear—no doubt
BOURNEMOUTH SCHOOL FUND FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
JAMES ALLEN'S GIRLS' SCHOOL FY2025£32.8m——unclear—no doubt

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