THE SHERBORNE GIRLS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1164053 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To record and control all fundraising on behalf of Sherborne School for Girls.

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Latest income

£163k

Latest spending

£169k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,073 for the year ended 30 June 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior period. The charity holds total net assets of £74,563, comprising £15,226 in unrestricted funds and £59,337 in restricted funds. The trustees and auditor have confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The Foundation received voluntary donations from 6 trustees totaling £20,333.

“During the period the following 6 Trustees donated £20,333 to The Sherborne Girls Foundation, no donations were received during the year from other Trustees.” — page 18

“Sherborne Schools Group received donations of £129,871 (2024: £116,401) from restricted reserves.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The parent undertaking, Sherborne Schools Group, received £129,871 from the Foundation's restricted reserves.

“During the period the following 6 Trustees donated £20,333 to The Sherborne Girls Foundation, no donations were received during the year from other Trustees.” — page 18

“Sherborne Schools Group received donations of £129,871 (2024: £116,401) from restricted reserves.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 09637231

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

HALL, Louise Drummond — director, appointed 21/11/2025not on trustee list
ALI, Tawhid — director, appointed 22/09/2023on trustee list
ASHWORTH, Rosamond Elizabeth — director, appointed 22/09/2023not on trustee list
BAMFORD, Liz — director, appointed 22/09/2023on trustee list
JAMES, Elisabeth — director, appointed 24/09/2021on trustee list
SEKHSARIA, Padmini — director, appointed 28/01/2019on trustee list
SULLIVAN, Ruth Mary, Dr — director, appointed 01/09/2018on trustee list
MASSEY, Katherine Anne Elizabeth — director, appointed 22/09/2017on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr RUTH MARY SULLIVAN · trustee of 1 other charity
Elisabeth James
Katherine Anne Elizabeth Massey
Liz Bamford
Padmini Sekhsaria · trustee of 2 other charities
Pix Ashworth
Tawhid Ali · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£163k	£169k
30/06/2024	£218k	£149k
31/08/2023	£129k	£176k
31/08/2022	£161k	£126k
31/08/2021	£110k	£124k

Common questions

Is THE SHERBORNE GIRLS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,073 for the year ended 30 June 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior period. The charity holds total net assets of £74,563, comprising £15,226 in unrestricted funds and £59,337 in restricted funds. The trustees and auditor have confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

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
THE ROTHERWICK FOUNDATION	1	—
HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S CHARITY	1	£500k
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£75k
THE J A R CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£8k
BCH TRUST	1	£0

Charities like this

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

THE SHERBORNE SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £506k
SHERBORNE SPORTS AND LEISURE LIMITED income £1.3m
MANCHESTER JUNIOR GIRLS SCHOOL income £1.3m
SHREWSBURY HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £11.0m
THE TOWER HOUSE SCHOOL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £3.3m
EASTBOURNE COLLEGE (INCORPORATED) income £28.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SHERBORNE GIRLS FOUNDATION	£163k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SHERBORNE SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025	£506k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHERBORNE SPORTS AND LEISURE LIMITED FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MANCHESTER JUNIOR GIRLS SCHOOL FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	noted
SHREWSBURY HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£11.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TOWER HOUSE SCHOOL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025	£3.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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