ST CLEMENT DANES SCHOOL ANCHOR FUND
Education/Training
Objects
THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE FOR OR TOWARDS THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH ST. CLEMENT DANES SCHOOL CHORLEYWOOD HERTFORDSHIRE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £156,366 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of twelve months' expenditure. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“It remains the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to twelve month’s expenditure.” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 06/02/2024, 6 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Anne Kirkpatrick Pickard
- Dr Vaan Livermore - Hardy
- Rosemary HADFIELD
- Stephen Geoffrey Clarke
- TOBY JOHN SUTHERLAND
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £48k | £36k |
| 31/03/2024 | £47k | £33k |
| 31/03/2023 | £50k | £23k |
| 31/03/2022 | £64k | £31k |
| 31/03/2021 | £44k | £54k |
Common questions
Is ST CLEMENT DANES SCHOOL ANCHOR FUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £156,366 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of twelve months' expenditure. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ST CLEMENT DANES SCHOOL ANCHOR FUND?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ST CLEMENT DANES SCHOOL ANCHOR FUND as a grant recipient include SSP FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSP FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £1k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- CRESSEX COMMUNITY SCHOOL FUND
- FAKENHAM CHILDREN'S DAYCARE CENTRE LIMITED
- STRETTON PRE SCHOOL
- ST JOHN BAPTIST V A PRIMARY SCHOOL FUND
- THE ANGLO-CZECH EDUCATIONAL FUND
- WOLFSON HILLEL PRIMARY SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST CLEMENT DANES SCHOOL ANCHOR FUND | £48k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CRESSEX COMMUNITY SCHOOL FUND | £349k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FAKENHAM CHILDREN'S DAYCARE CENTRE LIMITED | £512k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| STRETTON PRE SCHOOL | £359k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| ST JOHN BAPTIST V A PRIMARY SCHOOL FUND | £22k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| THE ANGLO-CZECH EDUCATIONAL FUND | £45k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |