WEST NORFOLK AND KING'S LYNN GIRLS SCHOOLS TRUST

Registered charity 311264 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide financial assistance to girls and young women in the local area to assist them in their educational pursuits.

Objects

1. PROVIDING SUCH SPECIAL BENEFITS OF ANY KIND NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR ANY MAINTAINED SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.2. PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, BY AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, BURSARIES, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS AND PROVIDING OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS, BOOKS OR TRAVEL TO PREPARE FOR OR ENTER A PROFESSION, TRADE OR OCCUPATION.

Area of benefit: PARISHES SPECIFIED IN THE FIRST SCHEDULE SCHEME 30 JAN.1987

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
£43k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £161,024, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of £30,000 (one year's anticipated expenditure) by £131,024. The charity reported a surplus of £4,370 for the year, with total income of £42,733 derived from investments, rent, and interest. The trustees intend to reduce the excess reserves by granting higher levels of assistance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment Income (74% of income)
“Investment Income as schedule 31,700” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £161k)
“unrestricted funds not committed or invested in the tangible fixed assets the charity holds (the free reserves) should be approximately twelve months of the resources expended, which equates to £30,000” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£43k£38k
30/06/2024£48k£43k
30/06/2023£37k£28k
30/06/2022£36k£38k
30/06/2021£34k£19k

Common questions

Is WEST NORFOLK AND KING'S LYNN GIRLS SCHOOLS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £161,024, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of £30,000 (one year's anticipated expenditure) by £131,024. The charity reported a surplus of £4,370 for the year, with total income of £42,733 derived from investments, rent, and interest. The trustees intend to reduce the excess reserves by granting higher levels of assistance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.