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FRANT SCHOOL

Registered charity 306491 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRANT SCHOOL AND TEACHERS' HOUSES, FRANT SCHOOL HOUSE TRUST

The vesting of the land and buildings known as Frant School and the School House property and the maintenance of its status as a school and the management of School House, is still in the process of change with the sale of School House & the cessation of the school. The changes will be presented to the Charity Commission in due course to assess their accordance with the Charity Commission Scheme.

Objects

(1) IN PROVIDING AT THE SCHOOL OF THE CHARITY SUCH SPECIAL BENEFITS OF ANY KIND NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY AS THE MANAGING TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE AGREED BETWEEN THE SCHOOL GOVERNORS AND THE MANAGING TRUSTEES AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY. (2) IN OTHERWISE PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF FRANT

Area of benefit: PARISH OF FRANT

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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Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£21k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the trust holds unrestricted reserves of £882,014, derived from a significant reverter fund return and property valuation, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees report that incoming resources exceed expenditure, with funds designated for restricted charitable purposes including preschool development and community grants. No material uncertainties or going concern risks are disclosed in the filing.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rents receivable (81% of income)
“Rents receivable 20,325” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The document states the property is let to Dudley Joiner and Thelma Joiner, but does not explicitly state they are connected to trustees. It states Chichester Diocese is Custodian Trustee and returned funds, but this is a structural relationship, not necessarily a transactional 'related party' in the standard sense of conflict/compensation without explicit 'connected' wording. Note 2 explicitly denies remuneration/expenses to connected persons.
“No Trustee, nor any person connected therewith, was in receipt of any remuneration or expenses from the Trust during the year.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£25k£21k
31/12/2023£28k£22k
31/12/2022£21k£16k
31/12/2021£18k£21k
31/12/2020£18k£25k

Common questions

Is FRANT SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the trust holds unrestricted reserves of £882,014, derived from a significant reverter fund return and property valuation, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees report that incoming resources exceed expenditure, with funds designated for restricted charitable purposes including preschool development and community grants. No material uncertainties or going concern risks are disclosed in the filing. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.