THE SUTTON VALENCE SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST
Fundraising & Grant distribution to Sutton Valence School, in support of its educational & public benefit activities
Objects
(1) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE SCHOOL AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £2,455,950 at the year end, with unrestricted designated funds of £729,025. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due and identified no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“Designated funds have been established to cover future expenditure and to maintain sustainable bursary grants to SVS for the foreseeable future.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/06/2024 (received 22/09/2025, 145 days after the 30/04/2025 due date).
Funders the charity credits
- Clothworkers’ Company
Trustees
- ANDREW JAMES HUTCHINSON
- Abigail Frances Dawson
- MR T. DAVID PAGE
- MRS D. GILLIAN SWAINE, BSC, MED
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £82k | £189k |
| 30/06/2024 | £88k | £697k |
| 30/06/2023 | £348k | £157k |
| 30/06/2022 | £373k | £140k |
| 30/06/2021 | £342k | £130k |
Common questions
Is THE SUTTON VALENCE SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £2,455,950 at the year end, with unrestricted designated funds of £729,025. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due and identified no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.
Who funds THE SUTTON VALENCE SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SUTTON VALENCE SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include The William Brake Foundation.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The William Brake Foundation | FY2022 | £2k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| KEREN TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN | 1 | £3k |
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- STORT VALLEY SCHOOLS TRUST
- SUTTON VALENCE CHORAL SOCIETY
- Friends of Vale School
- WOLFSON HILLEL PRIMARY SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST
- GJPS TRUST FUND
- THE CECIL GRANT FOUNDER'S TRUST FOR ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SUTTON VALENCE SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST | £82k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STORT VALLEY SCHOOLS TRUST | £43k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SUTTON VALENCE CHORAL SOCIETY | £31k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Friends of Vale School | £28k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WOLFSON HILLEL PRIMARY SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST | £460k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| GJPS TRUST FUND | £349k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |