THE BOLTON SCHOOL BURSARY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1196968 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education for the public benefit of those who need financial assistance in particular but not exclusively by the provision to Bolton School of bursary support for the benefit of pupils who would be unable to continue in education at the School or who would be unable to commence education at the School despite being accepted, without financial assistance.

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Latest income

£11.9m

Latest spending

£2.0m

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds grew to £54.8 million, supported by a significant increase in donations to £11.1 million. The charity reports no free reserves as all funds are restricted for bursary grants, and the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income)

“This comprised of bursary donations of £11.1 million (2024: £2.5 million) and dividends and interest income received of £0.7 million (2024: £0.5 million).” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: nil

“Target free reserves are nil, since all reserves and funds are restricted for the purpose of funding bursary grants to Bolton School.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant and donation to connected charity Bolton School

“BSBF awarded £1.6million (2024: £1.5 million) by way of a bursary grant and donated £385,000 (2024: £Nil) during the year to Bolton School.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Bolton School Bursary Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£11.9m

Total spending

£2.0m

Cost of raising funds

£78k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Ian Riley · trustee of 1 other charity
MICHAEL THOMAS GRIFFITHS
Nigel David Wightman
Suvadip Banerjee · trustee of 1 other charity
William John Craven · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£11.9m	£2.0m
31/08/2024	£3.0m	£1.5m
31/08/2023	£19.1m	£1.4m
31/08/2022	£18.6m	£5k

Common questions

Is THE BOLTON SCHOOL BURSARY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds grew to £54.8 million, supported by a significant increase in donations to £11.1 million. The charity reports no free reserves as all funds are restricted for bursary grants, and the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe UK 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
HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S CHARITY	1	£500k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES	1	£140k
EDWARD HOLT TRUST	1	£15k
Army Benevolent Fund	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BOLTON GUILD OF HELP.

THE BOLTON GUILD OF HELP income £249k
CLS BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND income £167k
BROMSGROVE SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £189k
THE BURFORD SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £430k
CLSG BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND income £1.4m
WELLINGBOROUGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £132k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BOLTON SCHOOL BURSARY FOUNDATION	£11.9m	—	no_policy	—	no doubt
THE BOLTON GUILD OF HELP FY2025	£249k	—	above	—	no doubt
CLS BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND FY2025	£167k	—	above	—	no doubt
BROMSGROVE SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025	£189k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BURFORD SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025	£430k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CLSG BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND FY2025	£1.4m	—	above	—	no doubt

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