DURHAM JOHNSTON COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL FUND

Registered charity 516935 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

DURHAM JOHNSTON COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL FUND PROMOTES THE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE PUPILS AT THAT SCHOOL WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF"Advancing the education of the pupils of Durham Johnston Comprehensive School by providing and assisting in the provision of the facilities for the education (including extra curricular education) of pupils at the school not normally provided for by the LA".

Objects

ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF DURHAM JOHNSTON COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS AT THE SCHOOL NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY.

Area of benefit: SCHOOL CATCHMENT AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£408k
Latest spending
£355k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and underwent an independent examination instead. The trustees confirmed that current and future sources of funding are more than adequate for the charity's needs, supporting a going concern basis. The financial statements were stated to be free of material misstatements and give a true and fair view.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Durham Johnston Comprehensive School (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£408k£355k
31/08/2024£371k£335k
31/08/2023£430k£397k
31/08/2022£347k£240k
31/08/2021£61k£42k

Common questions

Is DURHAM JOHNSTON COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and underwent an independent examination instead. The trustees confirmed that current and future sources of funding are more than adequate for the charity's needs, supporting a going concern basis. The financial statements were stated to be free of material misstatements and give a true and fair view. Its FY2024 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
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST1£912k
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£92k
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EXETER CATHEDRAL SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DURHAM JOHNSTON COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL FUND£408k——unclear—no doubt
EXETER CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FY2024£2.7m——unclear—noted
FRIENDS OF DANES HILL FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
KING JAMES'S SCHOOL FUND FY2025£829k—0unclear—no doubt
ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2024£110k—0within—no doubt
THE PETERBOROUGH SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£8.2m——above—no doubt

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