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GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL

Registered charity 1109826 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Giggleswick School is an independent day and boarding school, offering education to boys and girls from Nursery to the end of Year 13.

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Latest income
£9.8m
Latest spending
£10.0m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the School reported a net outgoing resource of £246k for the year, driven by a 17% decrease in school fee income and restructuring costs. Unrestricted free reserves decreased to £420k, while the School maintains a significant investment portfolio valued at £3.06m to support its long-term financial resilience.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £130,001 - £140,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“£130,001 - £140,000 1” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £420k; policy: sufficient to ensure that Giggleswick School is able to meet its annual expenditure commitments from its core charitable objective of providing education by investing in the estate and maintaining excellence in standards)
“At 31 August 2025 the School held free reserves of £420k. The Governors are pursuing a strategy to improve the balance sheet structure to better match liabilities and assets through releasing cash from surplus assets, while at the same time planning to generate surpluses.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governor's child fees
“One Governor educates their child at the School at standard fee rates.” — page 6
“One of the Governors is a partner with Gateley Legal. During the year Gateley Legal provided legal advice to the School in relation to property matters with a total cost of £8,894.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gateley Legal services
“One Governor educates their child at the School at standard fee rates.” — page 6
“One of the Governors is a partner with Gateley Legal. During the year Gateley Legal provided legal advice to the School in relation to property matters with a total cost of £8,894.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Living Home Furnishings/Papaya Trading
“One Governor educates their child at the School at standard fee rates.” — page 6
“One of the Governors is a partner with Gateley Legal. During the year Gateley Legal provided legal advice to the School in relation to property matters with a total cost of £8,894.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £16.1m
“The valuation therefore revealed a shortfall of assets compared with the value of liabilities of £16.1 million.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Giggleswick Services Limited, Giggleswick International Limited
“Giggleswick School has two subsidiary companies, Giggleswick Services Limited and Giggleswick International Limited.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

GIGGLESWICK SERVICES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £81k
  • Profit before tax: £36k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £35k
  • Creditors due within one year include £72,686 owed to the parent company, Giggleswick School.
“Gift Aid payment to parent”

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

13 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (12 freehold); recorded price paid £17k. 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
£9.8m
Total spending
£10.0m
Cost of raising funds
£250k
Reserves (reported)
£420k
Employees
174

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 2.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£9.8m£10.0m
31/08/2024£13.2m£10.9m
31/08/2023£10.6m£10.3m
31/08/2022£9.6m£9.4m
31/08/2021£8.6m£8.6m

Common questions

Is GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the School reported a net outgoing resource of £246k for the year, driven by a 17% decrease in school fee income and restructuring costs. Unrestricted free reserves decreased to £420k, while the School maintains a significant investment portfolio valued at £3.06m to support its long-term financial resilience. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £130,001 - £140,000 band.

Who funds GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL as a grant recipient include MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20kDiscretionary Grants

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 MOUNT SCHOOL YORK FOUNDATION1£97k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL£9.8m£130,001 - £140,000—below—no doubt
REIGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL FY2025£58.6m——below—no doubt
The Gregg Schools Trust FY2025£6.4munclear—unclear—no doubt
BURGESS HILL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS COMPANY FY2025£9.5m——unclear—no doubt
OSWESTRY SCHOOL FY2025£9.8m£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt
THE POCKLINGTON SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£15.8m——unclear—no doubt

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