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DAME ALLAN'S SCHOOLS

Registered charity 1084965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The activities of the charity are to provide education for boys and girls from all cultures and backgrounds from the ages of 3 -18 within a supportive environment in which they can make the best use of their varied abilities. The charity further aims to provide links and services to the wider community, sharing facilities and ideas.

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Latest income
£19.1m
Latest spending
£19.1m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £170,486 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £19,122,167 against total expenditure of £19,056,516. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds amounted to £13,312,924, though the charity calculates free reserves as a deficit of £6,358,145 when accounting for fixed assets and loans. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future, citing a net current asset position of £749,346 and secured long-term banking facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £140,001 - £150,000 — above the median for charities its size (£130k)
“In the band £140,001 - £150,000” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to afford reasonable protection to the charitable company in the context of current and anticipated commitments and exposure to identified risks (held: £13.3m)
“The Governors' objective is to maintain reserves that will permit them over time to maintain, develop and enhance the Schools' facilities in order to meet the Schools' long term charitable objectives, whilst at the same time maintaining tuition fees at a reasonable level.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UNW LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold). 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
£19.1m
Total spending
£19.1m
Cost of raising funds
£141k
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
236

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£19.1m£19.1m
31/08/2024£18.9m£18.6m
31/08/2023£16.8m£16.5m
31/08/2022£15.5m£14.7m
31/08/2021£13.1m£12.7m

Common questions

Is DAME ALLAN'S SCHOOLS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £170,486 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £19,122,167 against total expenditure of £19,056,516. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds amounted to £13,312,924, though the charity calculates free reserves as a deficit of £6,358,145 when accounting for fixed assets and loans. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future, citing a net current asset position of £749,346 and secured long-term banking facilities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UNW LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of DAME ALLAN'S SCHOOLS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £140,001 - £150,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East09/05/2024£500Grant to Dame Allan's Schools

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
THE PALOMA FOUNDATION1£300k
THE CROSS TRUST1£50k
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£320

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DAME ALLAN'S SCHOOLS£19.1m£140,001 - £150,000—above—no doubt
HIGHCLARE SCHOOL FY2025£8.0m£100,001 - £110,0005unclear—no doubt
JAMES ALLEN'S GIRLS' SCHOOL FY2025£32.8m——unclear—no doubt
NEWLAND HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£6.7m——unclear—no doubt
DURLSTON COURT SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.1m£90,001 - £100,0002above—no doubt
ELSTREE SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£7.4m——unclear—no doubt

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