Ormskirk School Foundation Trust

Registered charity 526703 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CLIFF MEMORIAL FUND, LAURA MCELROY PRIZE ACCOUNT, ORMSKIRK GRAMMAR SCHOOL, ORMSKIRK SCHOOL TRUST, RALPH TOMLINSON PRIZE ACCOUNT

1. Charity makes grants to students attending the school who are taking part in a variety of out-of-school activities of adventure, experiance training etc and 2. For school projects-to help and enrich student learning and experience, not normally provided from the "education budget", and 3. Provides awards to students for achievement, endeavour and reliability.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE PROVISION OF- (A) ITEMS, SERVICES, FACILITIES AND GRANTS FOR THE SCHOOL AND (B) SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL’S CURRENT OR FUTURE PUPILS OR ITS (OR A PREDECESSOR SCHOOL’S) PAST PUPILS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 OR THEIR PREPARATION FOR ENTRY INTO A PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING PROVIDED THAT ANY ITEMS, SERVICES, FACILITIES OR GRANTS FOR THE SCHOOL SHALL BE OF A KIND NOT NORMALLY FUNDED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY OR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.

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

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Latest income

£38k

Latest spending

£37k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,384.74 at the end of the financial year, with total income of £38,412.20 and expenditure of £37,027.46. The auditor confirmed the accounts are a true and accurate record prepared to a high standard. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustee Lord Derby's home (Knowsley Hall) used for storage of chattels; no monetary transaction disclosed.

“Once the school became an Academy, our chattels were removed to Knowsley Hall, the home of our trustee, Lord Derby.” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Paula Dowling. Discloses 4 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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ROSE HALSALLchair
Angela Draper · trustee of 1 other charity
Elaine Farrer
GARETH DOWLING
Gordon Johnson
Hilary Anne Rosbotham · trustee of 3 other charities
JANE MARSHALL · trustee of 1 other charity
JOHN MERCER
LORD EDWARD DERBY
Linda Webster
Lisa Molyeneux
MR A OWENS · trustee of 1 other charity
Michael Wainwright
STUART SMITH

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£38k	£37k
30/09/2024	£19k	£17k
30/09/2023	£26k	£25k
30/09/2022	£15k	£7k
30/09/2021	£45k	£44k

Common questions

Is Ormskirk School Foundation Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,384.74 at the end of the financial year, with total income of £38,412.20 and expenditure of £37,027.46. The auditor confirmed the accounts are a true and accurate record prepared to a high standard. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Paula Dowling.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SISTERS OF MERCY SUNDERLAND	1	£210k
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FUND FOR ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION.

FUND FOR ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION income £30k
OLD RISHWORTHIAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND income £37k
FRIENDS OF GRASMERE SCHOOL income £31k
NORTHAMPTON OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £395k
OLD WARWICKIAN TRUST income £69k
FRIENDS OF ST PETER'S SCHOOL, HAMMERSMITH income £80k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Ormskirk School Foundation Trust	£38k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FUND FOR ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION FY2025	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OLD RISHWORTHIAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND FY2025	£37k	—	above	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF GRASMERE SCHOOL FY2025	£31k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTHAMPTON OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025	£395k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OLD WARWICKIAN TRUST FY2025	£69k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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