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NORTHAMPTON OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 309905 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity are:-pay a yearly sum to the Borough Council and the County Council to be applied towards the maintenance of the school. The residue of net yearly income of the Foundation is used for:-The provision of items, services and facilities for the school; and Promoting the education of beneficiaries by the award of prizes, scholarships, bursaries or maintenance allowances.

Objects

"THE SCHOOL" MEANS NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL FOR BOYS."BENEFICIARIES" MEANS PERSONS NOT EXCEEDING THE AGE OF 25 WHO ARE ABOUT TO ATTEND, ARE ATTENDING OR HAVE AT ANY TIME FOR NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS, ATTENDED THE SCHOOL, AND WHO, IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES, ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY: (1) THE PROVISION OF ITEMS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR THE SCHOOL; AND(2) PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF BENEFICIARIES BY THE AWARD OF PRIZES, SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES.

Area of benefit: NORTHAMPTON.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£395k
Latest spending
£500k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of expenditure over income of £105,016 for the year, driven by increased grants paid and clerk fees. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves are held at £566,719, which is below the stated policy target of approximately six months of estimated unrestricted expenditure. The charity maintains significant endowment and restricted funds, with total net assets of £13,943,472.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 6 months estimated unrestricted expenditure inclusive of annual loan repayments to capital (reserves figure: £567k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds that are the free reserves of the charity at a level that equates to not less than approximately 6 months estimated unrestricted expenditure inclusive of annual loan repayments to capital.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants. 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£674k
Total spending
£411k
Cost of raising funds
£60k
Reserves (reported)
£734k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~21.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (51% 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: 8.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£395k£500k
31/03/2024£402k£413k
31/03/2023£382k£858k
31/03/2022£674k£411k
31/03/2021£349k£350k

Common questions

Is NORTHAMPTON OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of expenditure over income of £105,016 for the year, driven by increased grants paid and clerk fees. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves are held at £566,719, which is below the stated policy target of approximately six months of estimated unrestricted expenditure. The charity maintains significant endowment and restricted funds, with total net assets of £13,943,472. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants.

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 FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GREAT YARMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NORTHAMPTON OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION£395k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GREAT YARMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOHN HAMPDEN GRAMMAR SCHOOL FUND FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
Ormskirk School Foundation Trust FY2025£38k—0unclear—no doubt
STRATFORD UPON AVON GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL FUND FY2025£52k—0unclear—no doubt
STOCKPORT GRAMMAR SCHOOL FY2025£22.9m£130,001 - £140,000—unclear—no doubt

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