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GLOUCESTER UNITED SCHOOLS

Registered charity 311744 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GUS

Promoting education in four Gloucester schools;The Crypt; The High School for Girls; Ribston Hall and Sir Thomas Rich's in ways for which provision is not made out of public funds and/or in promoting the education (including social/physical training) of persons under the age of 25 years who are attending, or who have attended, any of the above schools and who are in need of financial assistance.

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

Latest income
£290k
Latest spending
£178k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £379,164, which the trustees consider to be at the required level equivalent to twelve months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase to £113,402 and maintained its investment property and portfolio values, indicating stable financial resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months expenditure/grant allocation (held: £379k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to twelve months expenditure/grant allocation.” — 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£290k£178k
31/03/2024£236k£279k
31/03/2023£199k£211k
31/03/2022£340k£321k
31/03/2021£98k£151k

Common questions

Is GLOUCESTER UNITED SCHOOLS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £379,164, which the trustees consider to be at the required level equivalent to twelve months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase to £113,402 and maintained its investment property and portfolio values, indicating stable financial resources. 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
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION2£9k
CHK Foundation1£30k
THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST1£28k
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND1£25k
The A and J Charitable Trust1£20k
THE SUMMERFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Sir Thomas Rich's PTFA.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GLOUCESTER UNITED SCHOOLS£290k—0unclear—no doubt
Sir Thomas Rich's PTFA FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt
GLOUCESTER CIVIC TRUST LIMITED FY2025£228k—0above—no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE ACADEMY OF MUSIC LIMITED FY2025£652k—0unclear—no doubt
CHELTENHAM LADIES COLLEGE FY2025£43.5m——unclear—no doubt
GLOUCESTER SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP FY2025£109k—0unclear—no doubt

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