The Aylesburian Annual Fund

Registered charity 1089244 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGS SCHOOL NEEDS FUND, AYLESBURY GRAMMAR SCHOOL FUND, AYLESBURY GRAMMAR SCHOOL NEEDS FUND, AYLESBURY GRAMMAR SCHOOL SUPPORT FUND

Fundraising - amongst the parents of students and alumni alongside grant applications and requests for donations from relevant trusts.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£585k

Latest spending

£240k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £590,102, driven by a major fundraising campaign for a new sports pitch, though no monies had been spent on this project by year-end. The trustees maintain a policy of keeping administration expenses to a minimum and aim to hold a minimum unrestricted reserve of £20,000. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its 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

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (76% of income)

“Contributions from parents & other donors 442,919” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £20,000 (held: £590k)

“With regards to the general fund, the trustees aim to maintain a minimum level of reserves of £20,000”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Aylesburian Annual Fund (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income

£585k

Total spending

£240k

Reserves (reported)

£20k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (76% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Mark Sturgeonchair
Damian Willingale · trustee of 1 other charity
Donna Miles
Iain William Digby
Laura Wilson

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£585k	£240k
30/06/2024	£245k	£208k
30/06/2023	£300k	£294k
30/06/2022	£136k	£423k
30/06/2021	£109k	£2k

Common questions

Is The Aylesburian Annual Fund financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £590,102, driven by a major fundraising campaign for a new sports pitch, though no monies had been spent on this project by year-end. The trustees maintain a policy of keeping administration expenses to a minimum and aim to hold a minimum unrestricted reserve of £20,000. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S CHARITY	1	£500k
THE SHANLY FOUNDATION	1	£122k
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITY	1	£84k
THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITY	1	£82k
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£71k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	1	£60k
THE TONY AND SHEELAGH WILLIAMS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£30k
THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£29k

Charities like this

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

AYLESBURY GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £160k
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITY income £1.6m
GHAUSIA COMMITTEE AYLESBURY (AYLESBURY MOSQUE) income £293k
YOUTH CONCERN income £879k
Haberdashers' Elstree Schools Foundation income £1.2m
THE ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL TRUST income £2.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
The Aylesburian Annual Fund	£585k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AYLESBURY GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025	£160k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITY FY2025	£1.6m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GHAUSIA COMMITTEE AYLESBURY (AYLESBURY MOSQUE) FY2024	£293k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CONCERN FY2025	£879k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Haberdashers' Elstree Schools Foundation FY2025	£1.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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