IPSWICH SCHOOL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1095032 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IPSWICH SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST

Latest income
£559k
Latest spending
£559k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £Nil and restricted reserves of £Nil at the year-end, with a policy to transfer all reserves to Ipswich School. Per the trustees' report, the charity operates on a basis where all income received is donated to Ipswich School, resulting in no uncommitted funds held by the foundation itself.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
The charity has uncommitted funds of £Nil (2024: £Nil) and restricted reserves of £Nil (2024: £Nil). — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Two trustees of the charity are also Directors of Ipswich School Corporate Trustee Limited, which is the sole corporate trustee of Ipswich School. Payments made to Ipswich School in the year are noted in note 4. At the year-end the charity owes £119,391 (2024: £5,356) to Ipswich School.
Two trustees of the charity are also Directors of Ipswich School Corporate Trustee Limited, which is the sole corporate trustee of Ipswich School. Payments made to Ipswich School in the year are noted in note 4. At the year-end the charity owes £119,391 (2024: £5,356) to Ipswich School. — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

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

Total income
£559k
Total spending
£559k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£559k£559k
31/08/2024£12k£12k
31/08/2023£15k£15k
31/08/2022£11k£11k
31/08/2021£14k£14k

Common questions

Is IPSWICH SCHOOL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £Nil and restricted reserves of £Nil at the year-end, with a policy to transfer all reserves to Ipswich School. Per the trustees' report, the charity operates on a basis where all income received is donated to Ipswich School, resulting in no uncommitted funds held by the foundation itself. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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