POWELL'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 311701 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide financial assistance to the School of the Foundation, Powell's School, and also Deer Park and Kingshill Schools. The Charity may also provide financial assistance to promote the education (including social and physical training) of persons under the age of 25 years who are either pupils or former pupils of the aforesaid Schools or who are resident in Cirencester.

Objects

THE MAINTENANCE OF CIRENCESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND CIRENCESTER POWELL'S SCHOOL AND THE PROVISION OF SPECIAL BENEFITS OF ANY KIND NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

£80k

Latest spending

£519k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased by £153,953 during the year, resulting in a net asset position of £860,485 for unrestricted funds. The charity maintains a reserves policy to cover anticipated expenses, grants, and administration costs, with unrestricted reserves held at £860,485. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to cover anticipated property expenses, anticipated grants and managerial and administration costs (held: £860k)

“It is the Policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the Charity, at a level which provides sufficient funds to cover anticipated property expenses, anticipated grants and managerial and administration costs.” — page 4

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.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (18/07/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

CARYN LESLEY PUTNEYchair · trustee of 2 other charities
ANDREW ROBERT JOHNSON · trustee of 3 other charities
Andrew James Perry Phillips BSc · trustee of 2 other charities
Edward Allen Harry Ernest Jamieson CEng FEI · trustee of 2 other charities
John Poulton
Michael Ezewudo
Rev'd Canon Graham Edwin Morris · trustee of 10 other charities
SARAH GARDINER · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£80k	£519k
31/03/2024	£75k	£68k
31/03/2023	£117k	£75k
31/03/2022	£84k	£51k
31/03/2021	£207k	£142k

Common questions

Is POWELL'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased by £153,953 during the year, resulting in a net asset position of £860,485 for unrestricted funds. The charity maintains a reserves policy to cover anticipated expenses, grants, and administration costs, with unrestricted reserves held at £860,485. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.