ST EDWARDS SCHOOL CLUB

Registered charity 1121617 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The club provides before and after school care for children who attend Our Lady & St. Edwards Catholic Primary School

Objects

A) TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURSB) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LANCASHIRE

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£68k

Latest spending

£104k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £35,955 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing its total reserves from £104,105 to £88,337. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy is to maintain levels not exceeding £10,000, a target which is currently exceeded by the remaining balance. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure regarding the accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fees (100% of income)

“The Charity’s only source of income in 2024/25 was the fees paid by parents of children who attend the club.” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: not exceeding £10,000 (reserves figure: £88k)

“The Club policy with regard to reserves is to maintain these at a level not exceeding £10,000 (ten thousand pounds).” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Karen Woods is the Headteacher of the school where the club operates.

“The Headteacher of Our Lady & St. Edward’s School, Mrs Woods, is the responsible person, who has overall responsibility for the School Club. This is a voluntary role.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Nicola Kippaxchair
Inayah Abdullah
Karen Woods · trustee of 1 other charity
Rachel Dixon
Richard Jennings

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£68k	£104k
31/03/2024	£85k	£40k
31/03/2023	£69k	£53k
31/03/2022	£63k	£100k
31/03/2021	£34k	£42k

Common questions

Is ST EDWARDS SCHOOL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £35,955 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing its total reserves from £104,105 to £88,337. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy is to maintain levels not exceeding £10,000, a target which is currently exceeded by the remaining balance. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure regarding the accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL	1	£9k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	1	£8k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	1	£4k
THE GRIMMITT TRUST	1	£4k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£3k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST LEONARDS PRE - SCHOOL.

ST LEONARDS PRE - SCHOOL income £260k
ST PAULS STARS AFTER SCHOOL CLUB income £96k
EDWARD'S TRUST LTD income £487k
LINDHEAD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £73k
GHYLLSIDE OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £101k
THE SOUTHDOWN SCHOOL TRUST income £144k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST EDWARDS SCHOOL CLUB	£68k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST LEONARDS PRE - SCHOOL FY2025	£260k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ST PAULS STARS AFTER SCHOOL CLUB FY2025	£96k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EDWARD'S TRUST LTD FY2025	£487k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LINDHEAD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2025	£73k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GHYLLSIDE OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2026	£101k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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