THE FRIENDS OF DELAMERE SCHOOL

Registered charity 1096298 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our charity, The Friends of Delamere School, is in existence to raise funds for Delamere School, a school for children with severe and profound learning difficulties, autistic spectrum disorders and complex medical needs.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY1. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL;2. ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT, WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. DELAMERE SCHOOL

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

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

Registered contact address: Trafford, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£13k
Latest spending
£20k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 31st August 2025 have been examined by an independent examiner who confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounting records were not kept or that the accounts did not accord with those records. The examiner reported no other concerns requiring attention for a proper understanding of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2026

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 9
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of Delamere (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2026£13k£20k
31/08/2025£180k£172k
31/08/2024£246k£244k
31/08/2023£4k£3k
31/08/2022£7k£23k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF DELAMERE SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts for the year ended 31st August 2025 have been examined by an independent examiner who confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounting records were not kept or that the accounts did not accord with those records. The examiner reported no other concerns requiring attention for a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE FRIENDS OF DELAMERE SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FRIENDS OF DELAMERE SCHOOL as a grant recipient include BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£403kLarge grant awarded

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/12/2004£5kRefurbishment of the Audio Visual Room

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 FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST1£24k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FRIENDS OF CAVENDISH SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FRIENDS OF DELAMERE SCHOOL£13k——unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF CAVENDISH SCHOOL FY2024£19k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF GREEN LANE SCHOOL FY2025£39k——unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF SELWYN SCHOOL FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF LAUNTON SCHOOL FY2025£157k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE OLD VICARAGE SCHOOL FY2025£37k—0unclear—no doubt

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