GILBERT HANNAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1159447 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Trustees have supported a number of events and made a number of donations during this year. The largest grant has been towards the Gilbert Hannam Day celebrations in the College.Trustees have finalised the sale of the final plot for development in the Midhurst town site and are considering how to utilise the increase in Foundations funds to support the Foundation?s aims.

Objects

OBJECT OF THE CHARITY(1) THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE PROVISION OF ITEMS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR THE SCHOOL.(2) TRUSTEES MAY ALSO PROVIDE FUNDS TO ASSIST THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY:(A) PERSONS WHO ARE ATTENDING THE SCHOOL; AND(B) PERSONS WHO HAVE AT ANY TIME ATTENDED THE SCHOOL.

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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Latest income

£89k

Latest spending

£86k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £3,942,236, driven by net investment gains of £68,838 which offset a net expenditure on activities of £26,536. The trustees report that the charity has minimal financial commitments with no obligations or employees, and reserves are held in investments sufficient to generate income in line with the charity's strategy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: portfolio value of between £2,500,000 and £3,000,000 sufficient to fund future activities (held: £3.9m)

“Ignoring movements in valuation the trustees consider a portfolio value of between £2,500,000 and £3,000,000 sufficient to fund future activities.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Investment

Trustees · trustee networks

GILL WELSMANchair
ADRIAN MOORE · trustee of 1 other charity
ALEXA DUGAN
CHRISTOPHER HUNT
DAVID LAWES · trustee of 1 other charity
Philip John Stringer · trustee of 1 other charity
Stuart Edwards

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£89k	£86k
31/08/2024	£299k	£114k
31/08/2023	£86k	£90k
31/08/2022	£79k	£191k
31/08/2021	£80k	£73k

Common questions

Is GILBERT HANNAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £3,942,236, driven by net investment gains of £68,838 which offset a net expenditure on activities of £26,536. The trustees report that the charity has minimal financial commitments with no obligations or employees, and reserves are held in investments sufficient to generate income in line with the charity's strategy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.