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LANCASTER, RIPLEY CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 526393 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RIPLEY TRUSTEES

Latest income
£134k
Latest spending
£229k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £1,054,694, which is below its stated policy target of maintaining funds equivalent to approximately twelve months of expenditure. The charity does not receive donations or fundraising income, relying instead on investment returns to generate funds for its operations.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The funds at the end of the year were sufficient to meet these expenses but funds have been depleted over the year as a result of significant expenditure on maintenance and repairs at the Foundation schools and on other grant funding.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Trustees

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

Operates in: Lancashire · Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£134k£229k
31/03/2024£132k£315k
31/03/2023£171k£192k
31/03/2022£133k£199k
31/03/2021£128k£87k

Common questions

Is LANCASTER, RIPLEY CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £1,054,694, which is below its stated policy target of maintaining funds equivalent to approximately twelve months of expenditure. The charity does not receive donations or fundraising income, relying instead on investment returns to generate funds for its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CATHOLIC TRUST FOR ENGLAND AND WALES1£63k

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