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THE LUDGROVE SCHOOL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1149573 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objective of the Foundation is to distribute the funds available to it in support of charitable purposes approved by the Trustees. The current focus of the Foundation is to support the advancement of education, in particular the support and promotion of Ludgrove School.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£134k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £656,706, which represents an increase from the previous year's £492,821. The filing notes that the Foundation does not have a stated reserves policy, so no specific target is disclosed for comparison. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Parent company
“During the year the Foundation pledged bursary grants of £52,947 (2024: £13,320) to its parent company, Ludgrove School Trust Limited (“the School”). During the year the School provided donated services to the Foundation with a value of £6,071 (2024: £5,849) and pledged donations of £1,025,927 (2024: £Nil). £903,516 was owed from the School as at 31 August 2025 (2024: £6,463 owed to the School). During the year the Foundation received donations totalling £10,360 (2024: £13,304) from trustees.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by S&W Audit. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£134k
Cost of raising funds
£60k
Reserves (reported)
£657k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~58.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 3.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.6m£134k
31/08/2024£289k£60k
31/08/2023£120k£65k
31/08/2022£113k£31k
31/08/2021£20k£39k

Common questions

Is THE LUDGROVE SCHOOL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £656,706, which represents an increase from the previous year's £492,821. The filing notes that the Foundation does not have a stated reserves policy, so no specific target is disclosed for comparison. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by S&W Audit.

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 DROMINTEE TRUST1£222k
THE SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE (ROSMINIAN)1£110k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF PLAISTERERS CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k
THE DOUBLE 'O' CHARITY LIMITED1£960

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BROMSGROVE SCHOOL FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LUDGROVE SCHOOL FOUNDATION£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
BROMSGROVE SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£189k—0unclear—no doubt
LUDGROVE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£9.2m£130,001 - £140,000—unclear—no doubt
LOUGHBOROUGH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION FY2025£36.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE TONBRIDGE SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£1.5m—0unclear21.5%no doubt
THE JOHN BADLEY FOUNDATION FY2025£487k—0unclear—no doubt

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