BOURN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1128715 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The organisation of fundraising activities that raise money for the purchase of additional resources for the school.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY1 DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL2 ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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

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Latest income
£33k
Latest spending
£22k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves stood at £30,093.11 (comprising £29,179.11 in bank and £914 in hand) at the end of the period. This exceeds the trustees' stated target of approximately £3,000 to cover operational and unexpected costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fundraising Events (66% of income)
“Fundraising Events 24,962” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately £3,000 (held: £30k)
“We would normally aim to hold approximately £3,000 of unrestricted funds in reserve”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bourn School Association (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£33k£22k
31/12/2024£38k£23k
31/12/2023£32k£29k
31/12/2022£34k£24k
31/12/2021£31k£34k

Common questions

Is BOURN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves stood at £30,093.11 (comprising £29,179.11 in bank and £914 in hand) at the end of the period. This exceeds the trustees' stated target of approximately £3,000 to cover operational and unexpected costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.