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THE CHALLONER'S GIRLS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 288443 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DCHS AMENITIES & WELFARE, DCHS DEVEOPMENT FUND, THE CHALLONER'S GIRLS FOUNDATION (AMENITIES AND WELFARE FUND), THE DR CHALLONER'S HIGH SCHOOL AMENITIES AND WELFARE FUND

Support towards the educational welfare of and the provision of educational amenities for students at Dr Challoner's High School

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£322k
Latest spending
£315k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £186,497, which is significantly above the Trustees' stated sufficient cash reserve of £40,000. However, the Trustees note that rising costs have not been matched by similar increases in donations, creating a risk that the charity may not be able to continue providing the same level of support to the school in future years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 1.5% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Raising funds for the Challoner's Girls Foundation continues to be very challenging and it is pleasing to note that unrestricted donations rose to £246,415 (2024 - £219,813).” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £40,000 (held: £186k)
“Trustees consider that a cash reserve ‘of £40,000 is sufficient for the effective operation of the Trust.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations to Dr Challoner's High School
“During the year, the Charity made donations amounting to £278,810 [2024: £244,084] to Dr Challoner's High School, a limited company which has mutual Trustees.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2022)

Total income
£508k
Total spending
£855k
Cost of raising funds
£18k
Reserves (reported)
£332k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£322k£315k
31/08/2024£248k£268k
31/08/2023£298k£514k
31/08/2022£508k£855k
31/08/2021£382k£238k

Common questions

Is THE CHALLONER'S GIRLS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £186,497, which is significantly above the Trustees' stated sufficient cash reserve of £40,000. However, the Trustees note that rising costs have not been matched by similar increases in donations, creating a risk that the charity may not be able to continue providing the same level of support to the school in future years. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
BEAULAND LIMITED1£101k
THE APAX FOUNDATION1£45k
THE AA TRUST1£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DR CHALLONER'S SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CHALLONER'S GIRLS FOUNDATION£322k—0unclear1.5%no doubt
DR CHALLONER'S SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£358k—0within—no doubt
BISHOP CHALLONER SCHOOL FY2023£3.5m——unclear—no doubt
Highworth Grammar School Trust, School Fund FY2025£565k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NEW GIRLS SCHOOL FY2025£1.9mUnder £60,0000unclear—noted
DOWNE HOUSE FOUNDATION FY2025£393k—0within—no doubt

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