THE CECIL GRANT FOUNDER'S TRUST FOR ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL

Registered charity 1094822 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Makes grants to St George's School to cover educational needs

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE NEW TRUST FUND ARE THE MAINTENANCE ADVANCEMENT PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT WHETHER OF THE SECULAR RELIGIOUS SOCIAL MORAL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF THE ST. GEORGE'S SCHOOL (HARPENDEN (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "THE SCHOOL") IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CO-EDUCATIONAL IDEALS OF THE FOUNDER THE REVEREND CECIL GRANT M.A. (PLEASE SEE COPY OF THE DEED ON FILE FOR DETAILS).

Area of benefit: HERTFORDSHIRE - HARPENDEN

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

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

Registered contact address: St Albans, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£140k
Latest spending
£138k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £140,040 and incurred total expenditure of £138,379, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees report that unrestricted free reserves stood at £50,696, which is above the stated policy target of approximately four months of grant costs (£45,000). The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient assets to meet its liabilities as they fall due and is prepared on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 4 months of grant costs (reserves figure: £51k)
“our policy is to hold approximately 4 months of grant costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2026

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

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 05/04/2023 (received 11/03/2024, 35 days after the 05/02/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2026£140k£138k
05/04/2025£133k£139k
05/04/2024£140k£142k
05/04/2023£148k£181k
05/04/2022£158k£135k

Common questions

Is THE CECIL GRANT FOUNDER'S TRUST FOR ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £140,040 and incurred total expenditure of £138,379, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees report that unrestricted free reserves stood at £50,696, which is above the stated policy target of approximately four months of grant costs (£45,000). The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient assets to meet its liabilities as they fall due and is prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CECIL GRANT FOUNDER'S TRUST FOR ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL£140k——above—no doubt
ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FY2024£33k—0unclear—no doubt
WOLFSON HILLEL PRIMARY SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£460k—0within—no doubt
FREE SCHOOL CHARITY FY2025£57k——unclear—no doubt
THE ALL SAINTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£682k—0unclear—no doubt
GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2026£125k—0unclear0.0%no doubt

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