THE CLIFTON HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1201516 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant making for the advancement of education

Objects

(1(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE STUDENTS OF CLIFTON HIGH SCHOOL, BRISTOL (THE "SCHOOL") THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS; (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES SUITABLE FOR EDUCATION (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EQUIPMENT AND BUILDINGS).

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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Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£286k
Latest spending
£71k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were £132,059 at the year-end, with total net assets reaching £1,104,724. The trustees report that the charity continues to receive donation income and considers its current level of reserves and cash or investments sufficient to meet outstanding commitments. There are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Clifton High School Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£286k£71k
31/08/2024£236k£97k
31/08/2023£151k£77k

Common questions

Is THE CLIFTON HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves were £132,059 at the year-end, with total net assets reaching £1,104,724. The trustees report that the charity continues to receive donation income and considers its current level of reserves and cash or investments sufficient to meet outstanding commitments. There are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE CLIFTON HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CLIFTON HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE NISBET TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2024£11k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2025£10k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE SANZ FOUNDATION1£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CLIFTON COLLEGE ENDOWMENT FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CLIFTON HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION£286k—0unclear—no doubt
CLIFTON COLLEGE ENDOWMENT FUND FY2025£698k——unclear—no doubt
ST. PHILOMENA'S CARSHALTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RADFORD EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£247k—0unclear—no doubt
CLIFTON GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL FUND FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt
FINTON HOUSE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£8.0m——above—no doubt

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