CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL FUND

Registered charity 325131 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grants for educational and sporting puposes to the City of London School, its pupils and associated persons, Bursaries for less privileged pupils and the support of the above persons and former pupils and associates of the City of London School who are distressed or in poverty

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£28k
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a significant decrease in unrestricted reserves, falling from £1,602,057 to £269,551, largely due to a payment of £1,360,000 to the City of London School Charitable Trust as part of a merger. The trustees note that the charity holds part of its unrestricted funds in investments through a BlackRock managed fund, while all other funds are held as cash at bank.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Payment to CLS charitable trust on merger
“Payment to CLS charitable trust on merger 1,360,000 35,000 1,395,000” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2024)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£37k
Reserves (reported)
£39k
Employees
0

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£28k£1.4m
30/04/2024£1.5m£37k
30/04/2023£118k£22k
30/04/2022£51k£3k
30/04/2021£16k£17k

Common questions

Is CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a significant decrease in unrestricted reserves, falling from £1,602,057 to £269,551, largely due to a payment of £1,360,000 to the City of London School Charitable Trust as part of a merger. The trustees note that the charity holds part of its unrestricted funds in investments through a BlackRock managed fund, while all other funds are held as cash at bank. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.