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DHS Educational Foundation

Registered charity 1119995 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

The provision of grants to support the advancement of education

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Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year and holds unrestricted reserves of £337,981. The Trustees' policy is to retain sufficient funds for immediate running costs while making further grants as reserves become available. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (89% of income)
“Charitable activities 1,432,569” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: retain sufficient funds for immediate running costs (held: £338k)
“The Trustees’ policy is to make further grants for educational purposes as reserves become available, whilst retaining sufficient funds for immediate running costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Post sale disclosure
“There is an outstanding balance included within other debtors of £8,066 (2024: £Nil) owed from Durham Education Limited to the Charitable company at year end.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Clive Owen LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

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

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£2.3m
Reserves (reported)
£338k
Employees
111

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 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 (89% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.6m£2.3m
31/08/2024£4.5m£5.6m
31/08/2023£4.4m£5.4m
31/07/2022£4.5m£5.2m
31/07/2021£4.7m£5.1m

Common questions

Is DHS Educational Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year and holds unrestricted reserves of £337,981. The Trustees' policy is to retain sufficient funds for immediate running costs while making further grants as reserves become available. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Clive Owen LLP.

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
BEAULAND LIMITED1£101k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED1£20k
THE AA TRUST1£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YESODEY HATORAH GIRLS SCHOOL LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DHS Educational Foundation£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
YESODEY HATORAH GIRLS SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£2.5m—0below—no doubt
AL-NOOR FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024£585k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
DURSTON HOUSE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£6.9m——unclear—no doubt
BURY MANOR SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED (DORSET HOUSE SCHOOL) FY2025£2.3m£100,001 - £110,000—below—noted
ST MARY'S SCHOOL (COLCHESTER) LIMITED FY2025£7.0m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt

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