BISHOP CHALLONER SCHOOL

Registered charity 1153948 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

CATHOLIC INDEPENDENT SCHOOL CO-ED 3-18 YEAR OLDS (NURSERY TO 6TH FORM)

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Latest income

£3.5m

Latest spending

£3.7m

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a decrease in unrestricted funds of £142,031 for the year ended 30 August 2023, following a previous year's deficit. Per the trustees' report, the school maintains strong reserves of £1.31m, supported by net current assets of £647,557, which provide financial stability despite the historic costs of maintaining listed buildings.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Baxter & Co. Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/08/2023)

Total income

£3.5m

Total spending

£3.7m

Reserves (reported)

£1.3m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

PATRICIA MARY COLLINGchair
ANTHONY JAMES CHRUMKA
Charles Juba
DEAN LEE LAKE FCA
Keesia Rachael Samuels
Lisa Laura Hodson
OLIVE ESSIEN
Philippe Robert Ernest Roucoule
REV Stephen Gerard Wymer
SEBASTIAN JOHN FRANCIS O'CONNELL

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/08/2025	—	—
30/08/2024	—	—
30/08/2023	£3.5m	£3.7m
31/08/2022	£3.1m	£3.2m
31/08/2021	£3.1m	£3.3m

Common questions

Is BISHOP CHALLONER SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a decrease in unrestricted funds of £142,031 for the year ended 30 August 2023, following a previous year's deficit. Per the trustees' report, the school maintains strong reserves of £1.31m, supported by net current assets of £647,557, which provide financial stability despite the historic costs of maintaining listed buildings. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Baxter & Co.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£230k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHALLONER'S GIRLS FOUNDATION.

THE CHALLONER'S GIRLS FOUNDATION income £322k
DR CHALLONER'S SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £358k
BISHOPSGATE SCHOOL LIMITED income £7.1m
HALLFIELD SCHOOL TRUST income £7.8m
BLUNDELL'S SCHOOL income £19.5m
GRANGE ROSE HILL SCHOOL LIMITED income £3.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BISHOP CHALLONER SCHOOL	£3.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHALLONER'S GIRLS FOUNDATION FY2025	£322k	—	0	unclear	1.5%	no doubt
DR CHALLONER'S SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£358k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
BISHOPSGATE SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£7.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HALLFIELD SCHOOL TRUST FY2025	£7.8m	£150,001 - £160,000	—	below	—	no doubt
BLUNDELL'S SCHOOL FY2025	£19.5m	£170,001 - £180,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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