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KIRKHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Registered charity 1123869 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KIRKHAM EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Advance the education of children and young people by the provision of a school or schools conducted in accordance with the principles of the Christian faith in or near Kirkham and Treales in the County of Lancashire and by ancillary or incidental educational activities and other associated activities for the benefit of the community.

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Latest income
£9.6m
Latest spending
£10.6m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the school reported an operating deficit of £987,179 after depreciation, driven by rising overheads and pension contributions. Although the school is in a net current liabilities position and breached a banking covenant, the bank confirmed continued support, allowing the trustees to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The School has been in breach of one of the financial covenants outlined by its bankers. Despite this fact, the bank have confirmed that they are prepared to continue to support the School following review of the prepared forecasts.” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The company owns the whole of the ordinary share capital of Wrea Services Limited, which sells goods relating to the School. The School benefits from the annual gift aid from the Company to the School.
“The Charity has a wholly owned subsidiary company, Wrea Services Limited, the directors of which are trustees of the charity. Wrea Services Limited is the school outfitters. The Charity benefits from the annual gift aid from the Company to the School.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Wrea Services Limited
“The Charity has a wholly owned subsidiary company, Wrea Services Limited, the directors of which are trustees of the charity. Wrea Services Limited is the school outfitters.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Insolvency history (Companies House)

The charity’s company has insolvency history on the Companies House record (company status: administration).
in-administration — 2026-07-17
Official Companies House insolvency record. Insolvency of a subsidiary does not mean the charity is insolvent.

Corporate structure

WREA SERVICES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Note 5 lists 'Amounts owed by group undertakings' as a component of Debtors, but the specific monetary value is not disclosed in the provided text (only the line item exists).

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)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £310k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2024)

Total income
£9.6m
Total spending
£10.6m
Reserves (reported)
£2.4m
Employees
179

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025——
31/07/2024£9.6m£10.6m
31/07/2023£10.0m£10.6m
31/07/2022£9.4m£9.1m
31/07/2021£8.5m£8.4m

Common questions

Is KIRKHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the school reported an operating deficit of £987,179 after depreciation, driven by rising overheads and pension contributions. Although the school is in a net current liabilities position and breached a banking covenant, the bank confirmed continued support, allowing the trustees to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

Who funds KIRKHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KIRKHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL as a grant recipient include DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND, Brian Mercer Trust.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£20kHalf-fees bursary for a sixth form student
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2025£20kHalf-fees bursary for a sixth form student
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2025£18kRefurbishment of communal bathrooms in the boys’ boarding house
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2025£14kHardship fund
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2023£13kHardship fund
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2024£13kHardship fund
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£13kHardship fund
Brian Mercer TrustFY2022£3kCharitable Activities

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
SHINE: SUPPORT AND HELP IN EDUCATION1£41k
BROOM FOUNDATION1£26k
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST1£14k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)1£5k
THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION1£5k
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST1£4k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KIRKHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL£9.6m——unclear—noted
LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FY2025£7.9m£130,001 - £140,000—unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KIRKLEATHAM, DIOCESE OF YORK FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt
STOCKPORT GRAMMAR SCHOOL FY2025£22.9m£130,001 - £140,000—unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER MESIVTA JEWISH GRAMMAR SCHOOL FY2025£962k—0below—noted
ST CHRISTOPHER SCHOOL (LETCHWORTH) LIMITED FY2025£10.3m——within—no doubt

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