FRIERN BARNET EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 312767 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIERN BARNET GRAMMAR SCHOOL

FBET GIVES GRANTS TO SCHOOLS, ORGANISATIONS & INDIVIDUALS IN FRIERN BARNET, LONDON N11 & THE SURROUNDING AREA, FOR EDUCATIONAL OR TRAINING PURPOSES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS IN THE TRADITIONS LAID DOWN BY THE TRUST FOUNDER-THE RECTOR OF FRIERN BARNET, IN 1884. THE TRUST ALSO ASSISTS THE PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN IN GROUP ACTIVITIES WHERE THEIR PARENTS ARE UNABLE TO MEET THE FULL COSTS INVOLVED

Objects

TO PROVIDE A PARISH ROOM, MISSION ROOM, MEETING, ROOM, SUNDAY SCHOOL, OR SECONDARY SCHOOL OR ANY OTHER PURPOSE HAVING FOR THE OBJECT THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND RELIGION ACCORDING TO THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Area of benefit: FRIERN BARNET

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

£85k

Latest spending

£85k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £2,348,661.24 by the end of the year, with unrestricted general reserves comprising the entirety of the charity's assets. The trustees report that cash reserves totalled over £100,000, representing well over one year of expenditure, indicating a strong liquidity position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to produce an income to fund the Trust's charitable objectives (held: £2.3m)

“The trustees' policy is to maintain sufficient reserves to produce an income to fund the Trust's charitable objectives as stated above.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Trustees · trustee networks

ANDY BEAL
Alison Springett · trustee of 1 other charity
ED NEWMAN
Frances Jones
GAIL CLEMENS · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Dagmar Wilkinson · trustee of 2 other charities
Stewart Conacher
Suzanne Whittick

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£85k	£85k
31/08/2024	£107k	£72k
31/08/2023	£63k	£45k
31/08/2022	£53k	£30k
31/08/2021	£48k	£35k

Common questions

Is FRIERN BARNET EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £2,348,661.24 by the end of the year, with unrestricted general reserves comprising the entirety of the charity's assets. The trustees report that cash reserves totalled over £100,000, representing well over one year of expenditure, indicating a strong liquidity position. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
GEORGE FENTHAM HAMPTON IN ARDEN CHARITY	1	£269k
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FROEBEL TRUST.

THE FROEBEL TRUST income £604k
FERENS EDUCATION TRUST income £57k
THE HENRIETTA BARNETT SCHOOL TRUST income £299k
INDEPENDENT GREEK EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BARNET income £345k
TEACHERS GROUP EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £179k
FUND FOR ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION income £30k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FRIERN BARNET EDUCATIONAL TRUST	£85k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE FROEBEL TRUST FY2025	£604k	£80,001 - £90,000	1	above	—	no doubt
FERENS EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£57k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HENRIETTA BARNETT SCHOOL TRUST FY2024	£299k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
INDEPENDENT GREEK EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BARNET FY2025	£345k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
TEACHERS GROUP EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£179k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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