LANCASTER ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL CHARITY

Registered charity 526602 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOARDING FUND, DEVELOPMENT FUND

Latest income
£358k
Latest spending
£199k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased by £759,322 during the year, with unrestricted reserves rising to £716,371. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and future prospects good, noting that the charity holds adequate resources to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains a policy of placing available funds in low-risk investments and ensuring borrowings are financed from future income.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

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

Total income
£928k
Total spending
£174k
Cost of raising funds
£56k
Reserves (reported)
£667k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~45.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£358k£199k
31/08/2024£928k£174k
31/08/2023£420k£246k
31/08/2022£483k£281k
31/08/2021£381k£269k

Common questions

Is LANCASTER ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL CHARITY financially healthy?

The accounts state that total funds increased by £759,322 during the year, with unrestricted reserves rising to £716,371. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and future prospects good, noting that the charity holds adequate resources to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains a policy of placing available funds in low-risk investments and ensuring borrowings are financed from future income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/03/2017£20k"The Changing Face of Lancaster: Lancaster Royal Grammar School Community Archive Project"

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MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED1£21k

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