NEW SCHOOLS NETWORK

Registered charity 1132122 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The New Schools Network is an independent charity that aims to improve the quality of education, particularly for the most deprived, by making grants to schools and trusts within the state sector that are driving impactful educational innovation in areas of educational disadvantage.

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Latest income
£90k
Latest spending
£127k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a decrease in net assets of £37,258 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £653,076. The trustees confirm that sufficient reserves exist to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months, supported by cash balances of £897,153. The charity's reserves policy indicates an intention to reduce reserve levels over time to fund objectives, acknowledging uncertainty in future donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: reduce the level of reserves held by the charity over time (held: £653k)
It is the Trustees’ intention to reduce the level of reserves held by the charity over time due to salaries and other expenditure paid out in furtherance of its objectives. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Streets Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2022)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£691k
Employees
18

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£90k£127k
30/06/2024£26k£20k
30/06/2023£8k£15k
30/06/2022£1.2m£1.5m
31/03/2021£2.1m£2.1m

Common questions

Is NEW SCHOOLS NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a decrease in net assets of £37,258 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £653,076. The trustees confirm that sufficient reserves exist to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months, supported by cash balances of £897,153. The charity's reserves policy indicates an intention to reduce reserve levels over time to fund objectives, acknowledging uncertainty in future donations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Streets Audit LLP.