FRIENDS OF ST JAMES SCHOOL (WEYBRIDGE)

Registered charity 1143694 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF ST JAMES SCHOOL

To advance the education of the pupils of St James by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities (not required to be provided by the local education authority) for education at the school.

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Latest income
£43k
Latest spending
£40k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £55,762 at the end of the period, an increase from the previous year's £52,680. Per the trustees' report, the charity generated £43,340 in gross income from fundraising activities and spent £40,258, with the majority of funds directed toward school projects such as a sound system and playground equipment.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 60.9% of fundraised income
The Gross Income for the year was £43,340.00 with expenses for the various events totalling £26,413
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: adequate to cover any short term expenses falling due (held: £56k)
The charity aims to ensure that funds raised should be spent to benefit the school and cash is accumulated only to save for large items of expenditure rather than being invested over longer periods. The charity will ensure that reserves carried forward are also adequate to cover any short term expenses falling due.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of St James School (Weybridge) (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£43k£40k
31/08/2024£54k£71k
31/08/2023£53k£52k
31/08/2022£61k£48k
31/08/2021£22k£11k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF ST JAMES SCHOOL (WEYBRIDGE) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £55,762 at the end of the period, an increase from the previous year's £52,680. Per the trustees' report, the charity generated £43,340 in gross income from fundraising activities and spent £40,258, with the majority of funds directed toward school projects such as a sound system and playground equipment. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.