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BOOTHAM SCHOOL

Registered charity 513645 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO CARRY ON SUCH SCHOOL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS AND OTHERS.

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Latest income
£13.7m
Latest spending
£13.7m
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated operating deficit for the year, with unrestricted funds showing a deficit on charitable free reserves of £2,668,482. The trustees confirm the school is a going concern, citing reasonable expectations of adequate financial resources and contingency plans despite economic pressures. The trustees' report notes that the school is successfully mitigating adverse fiscal impacts through efficiency savings and medium-term planning to secure financial resilience.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-2.7m; policy: modest surplus of income over expenditure each year)
“Consolidated Unrestricted Funds at the year end stood at £10,865,699. These funds included the Designated Fixed Assets Fund of £13,524,047 and a deficit of £2,668,482 on the Charitable Free Reserves.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governors' children enrolled
“In 2025 there were four Governors with a total of five children enrolled at the school, one receiving a 20% music scholarship and one receiving a 10% music scholarship” — page 34
“Travelling and subsistence expenses totaling £103 (2024 £59) were reimbursed to 2 (2024 2) Trustees during the year.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governors' expenses reimbursed
“In 2025 there were four Governors with a total of five children enrolled at the school, one receiving a 20% music scholarship and one receiving a 10% music scholarship” — page 34
“Travelling and subsistence expenses totaling £103 (2024 £59) were reimbursed to 2 (2024 2) Trustees during the year.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Bootham School Estates Limited
“The Company has a wholly owned non-charitable subsidiary, Bootham School Estates Limited, whose activities and trading performance are covered elsewhere in this report.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HPH Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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What the charity says about itself

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

The provided text is an external inspection report by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not a charity's own voluntary annual review or impact report. Therefore, no 'charity's own account' exists in the text to extract. The following claims are factual findings from the inspectorate, not self-reported impact by the charity.
“Results at GCSE and A level are typically above national averages.”
The provided text is an external inspection report by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not a charity's own voluntary annual review or impact report. Therefore, no 'charity's own account' exists in the text to extract. The following claims are factual findings from the inspectorate, not self-reported impact by the charity.
“The school has identified 165 pupils as having special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
The provided text is an external inspection report by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not a charity's own voluntary annual review or impact report. Therefore, no 'charity's own account' exists in the text to extract. The following claims are factual findings from the inspectorate, not self-reported impact by the charity.
“There are 19 children in the early years, comprising one Nursery and one Reception class.”

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £450k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£13.7m
Total spending
£13.7m
Cost of raising funds
£190k
Reserves (reported)
£10.9m
Employees
175

Reported reserves equal ~9.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of York · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£13.7m£13.7m
31/08/2024£13.8m£13.6m
31/08/2023£13.0m£13.1m
31/08/2022£12.1m£11.5m
31/08/2021£10.9m£10.8m

Common questions

Is BOOTHAM SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated operating deficit for the year, with unrestricted funds showing a deficit on charitable free reserves of £2,668,482. The trustees confirm the school is a going concern, citing reasonable expectations of adequate financial resources and contingency plans despite economic pressures. The trustees' report notes that the school is successfully mitigating adverse fiscal impacts through efficiency savings and medium-term planning to secure financial resilience. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HPH Chartered Accountants.

Who funds BOOTHAM SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BOOTHAM SCHOOL as a grant recipient include SHINE: SUPPORT AND HELP IN EDUCATION, THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION).

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SHINE: SUPPORT AND HELP IN EDUCATIONFY2022£41k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)FY2022£5kDonations

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARY'S SCHOOL (COLCHESTER) LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BOOTHAM SCHOOL£13.7m——below—no doubt
ST MARY'S SCHOOL (COLCHESTER) LIMITED FY2025£7.0m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt
ST BEES SCHOOL FY2025£190k—0below—material uncertainty
BETHANY SCHOOL FY2025£8.8m——unclear—no doubt
RIKKYO SCHOOL IN ENGLAND TRUST FY2025£7.2m£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt
THAMES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FY2025£4.5m—0unclear—no doubt

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