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HIPPERHOLME GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 517152 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · filing overdue (register status)

Independent grammar school

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.6m
Latest spending
£3.7m
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £73,702 for the year ended 31 August 2024, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. Per the trustees' report, free reserves totalled £140,912, which is below the stated policy target of £1 million. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £1 million (held: £141k)
“It is the aim of the trustees to have a reserve of £1 million pounds held as an unrestricted fund readily available in relatively liquid form” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchase of flowers for trustee's spouse
“During the year, the Foundation purchased flowers at a cost of £47 for the spouse of a trustee.” — page 39
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Hipperholme Grammar School Ltd
“On 12th May 2025 Hipperholme Grammar School Ltd became sole corporate Trustee of the charity” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BHP LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hipperholme Grammar School Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income
£3.6m
Total spending
£3.7m
Reserves (reported)
£2.2m
Employees
74

Reported reserves equal ~7.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025——
31/08/2024£3.6m£3.7m
31/08/2023£3.5m£3.2m
31/08/2022£3.2m£3.0m
31/08/2021£3.2m£3.0m

Common questions

Is HIPPERHOLME GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £73,702 for the year ended 31 August 2024, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. Per the trustees' report, free reserves totalled £140,912, which is below the stated policy target of £1 million. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by BHP LLP.

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
AMABRILL LTD1£415k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED1£103k
YEMIN CHARITABLE TRUST LTD1£43k
ZICHRON MEIR LIMITED1£40k
TRUEMART LIMITED1£7k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WILLIAM HULME'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HIPPERHOLME GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION£3.6m——unclear—no doubt
WILLIAM HULME'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£784k—0unclear—no doubt
BEIS HILLEL TRUST FY2025£390k—0above—no doubt
HALLFIELD SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£7.8m£150,001 - £160,000—below—no doubt
HULME HALL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.9m——above—no doubt
GRANGE ROSE HILL SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£3.8m——unclear—no doubt

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