THE SUNNINGWELL SCHOOL OF ART
Registered charity 1185544 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Sunningwell School of Art is a unique centre for the tuition of art to students of all ages and abilities in many types of media, such as drawing, painting, printing, mixed media, ceramics and sculpture. Classes are tutored by professional art tutors.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £18,404 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total funds increasing to £158,942. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold sufficient free reserves to meet ongoing commitments and provide financial stability. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were disclosed.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Tuition fees (99% of income)
“Tuition fees 387,265”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient to meet the charity’s ongoing commitments and to provide financial stability while continuing to deliver its charitable activities (held: £113k)
“The policy is to maintain free reserves at a level sufficient to meet the charity’s ongoing commitments and to provide financial stability while continuing to deliver its charitable activities.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Register events
- Received assets from another charity (25/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Alan Franklinchair
- Alison Jane Wiltshire
- Colette Warbrick
- John Gordon Stevenson · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Oxfordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE SUNNINGWELL SCHOOL OF ART financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £18,404 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total funds increasing to £158,942. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold sufficient free reserves to meet ongoing commitments and provide financial stability. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE SUNNINGWELL SCHOOL OF ART?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SUNNINGWELL SCHOOL OF ART as a grant recipient include CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST, DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.
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