LANCASTER ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL CHARITY
Registered charity 526602 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOARDING FUND, DEVELOPMENT FUND
TO ASSIST THE GOVENORS OF THE LANCASTER ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS THEREIN.
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
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.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£56k
Reported reserves equal ~45.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (09/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lancashire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LANCASTER ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL CHARITY financially healthy?
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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
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