CLSG BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND

Registered charity 276251 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS BURSARY FUND, CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS; BURSARY FUND

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TRUST IS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE FEES PAYABLE TO THE SCHOOL BY PUPILS WHO WOULD BE UNABLE TO CONTINUE EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL WITHOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR WHO WOULD BE UNABLE TO COMMENCE EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL DESPITE BEING ACCEPTED.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.4m

Latest spending

£157k

Registered

1978

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £1,407,522, driven by voluntary income and investment returns, while total charitable expenditure decreased significantly to £157,188. Consequently, total funds held grew to £6,516,471, with unrestricted reserves rising to £1,289,457. The trustees confirm 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

Largest income source: Voluntary income (85% of income)

“The key contributor to income was from voluntary income, amounting to £1,197,319” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: at least £38,361 (held: £1.3m)

“The trustee believes that an amount of at least £38,361 should be held at present, representing 12 months of external audit fees and staffing and administration costs, which will be subject to annual review.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.4m

Total spending

£157k

Reserves (reported)

£58k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/02/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

THE CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.4m	£157k
31/03/2024	£938k	£1.3m
31/03/2023	£1.0m	£1.1m
31/03/2022	£964k	£1.0m
31/03/2021	£936k	£846k

Common questions

Is CLSG BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £1,407,522, driven by voluntary income and investment returns, while total charitable expenditure decreased significantly to £157,188. Consequently, total funds held grew to £6,516,471, with unrestricted reserves rising to £1,289,457. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. 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 ABDALLA FOUNDATION	1	£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CLS BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND.

CLS BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND income £167k
THE CHOIR SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION BURSARY TRUST LIMITED income £322k
Highworth Grammar School Trust, School Fund income £565k
THE RECORD CHARITABLE TRUST income £208k
WILLIAM PALMER COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £260k
ROYAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST income £202k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CLSG BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND	£1.4m	—	above	—	no doubt
CLS BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND FY2025	£167k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CHOIR SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION BURSARY TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£322k	—	within	—	no doubt
Highworth Grammar School Trust, School Fund FY2025	£565k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RECORD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£208k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WILLIAM PALMER COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£260k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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