THE RIDGEWAY SCHOOL FUND

Registered charity 1129157 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RIDGEWAY COMMUNITY SCHOOL FUND

Fundraise to provide new facilities, minibuses & equipment for our pupils. Support parents and pupils by working with them in their homes to embed good practice such as behaviour, communication & social skills.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT THE RIDGEWAY COMMUNITY SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISON OF FACILITIES (NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY) FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL

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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Registered contact address: Waverley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£211k
Latest spending
£261k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position and fundsraise for projects prior to making commitments. The charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £24,828 and restricted funds of £46,015 at the end of the period. No reserves policy target is stated in the document.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 2

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Ridgeway School Fund (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£211k£261k
31/03/2024£46k£13k
31/03/2023£33k£27k
31/03/2022£9k£7k
31/03/2021£84k£182k

Common questions

Is THE RIDGEWAY SCHOOL FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position and fundsraise for projects prior to making commitments. The charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £24,828 and restricted funds of £46,015 at the end of the period. No reserves policy target is stated in the document.

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
THE HARPENDEN TRUST1£26k
THE SANZ FOUNDATION1£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF ROUNDWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE RIDGEWAY SCHOOL FUND£211k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF ROUNDWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL FY2026£74k——unclear—no doubt
RIDGEWAY PLAYGROUP LIMITED FY2025£154k—0unclear—no doubt
RIDGEWAY COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£26k—0within—no doubt
SOUTH RIDGEWAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£73k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RICKMANSWORTH SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£38k—0unclear—no doubt

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