FONTHILL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 325071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FONTHILL LODGE SCHOOL, FONTHILL LODGE SCHOOL LIMITED, FONTHILL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED, FONTHILL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED AT EAST GRINSTEAD IN THE COUNTY OF WEST SUSSEX

Latest income
£107k
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £2,242,250 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward decreasing to £2,601,216 from £4,843,466 the previous year. The Trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern, citing healthy investments despite the deficit. No specific reserves policy target was stated in the document.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to enable the Charity to continue to make grants to suitable applicants for the medium term (held: £2.5m)
The Trustees wish to ensure that the level of reserves and investments are sufficient to enable the Charity to continue to make grants to suitable applicants for the medium term, subject to any further decisions on legacy spending. — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · Kenya · Romania · Sri Lanka · Tanzania · Uganda · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£107k£2.4m
31/08/2024£153k£825k
31/08/2023£162k£539k
31/08/2022£172k£423k
31/08/2021£162k£505k

Common questions

Is FONTHILL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £2,242,250 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward decreasing to £2,601,216 from £4,843,466 the previous year. The Trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern, citing healthy investments despite the deficit. No specific reserves policy target was stated in the document. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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