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BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL

Registered charity 1125375 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS BY THE PROVISION OF A DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL IN OR NEAR BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM AND TO GIVE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOL IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.

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Latest income
£12.3m
Latest spending
£13.1m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds for the year ended 31 August 2025 were £9,284,669, with unrestricted funds at £9,922,120 and restricted funds at a deficit of £1,634,511. The document does not provide information on reserves policy, fundraising efficiency, or trustee remuneration.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). 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
£12.3m
Total spending
£13.1m
Cost of raising funds
£39k
Reserves (reported)
£9.3m
Employees
204

Reported reserves equal ~8.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (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£12.3m£13.1m
31/08/2024£12.9m£13.0m
31/08/2023£11.9m£11.5m
31/08/2022£10.6m£10.2m
31/08/2021£9.3m£9.7m

Common questions

Is BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds for the year ended 31 August 2025 were £9,284,669, with unrestricted funds at £9,922,120 and restricted funds at a deficit of £1,634,511. The document does not provide information on reserves policy, fundraising efficiency, or trustee remuneration.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL£12.3m—0unclear—no doubt
CASTLE HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL FY2025£3.3m——unclear—no doubt
HAMPTON SCHOOL FY2025£35.7m——below—no doubt
ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL, EDGBASTON FY2025£5.2m——below—no doubt
CASTLE COURT SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.5m——unclear—no doubt

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