PINCHBECK'S SCHOOL, BUTTERWICK
Governing body for endowed trust school.
Objects
MAINTENANCE OF A SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AND INFANTS, AS PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXHIBITIONS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS ATTENDING P.E.S. IN THE PARISHES OF BUTTERWICK, FREISTON, WRANGLE, LEAKE, LEVERTON, BENINGTON, FISHTOFT, AND SKIRBECK.PROVIDING A SCHOOL LENDING LIBRARY, AND PRIZES OR EXHIBITIONS TENABLE AT A TRAINING COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net receipt surplus of £50,498 for the year ended 31 December 2025, funded primarily by rental income. All funds are unrestricted, with a significant portion held in investments valued at £456,000. The trustees consider reserves sufficient to meet objectives, with no stated policy target or material uncertainty regarding going concern.
What the accounts disclose
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 04/11/2023, 4 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).
Trustees
- ALISTAIR JOHN GODWINchair
- Dennis Bell
- HELEN DOWER
- PETER WATSON
- Rev Andrew Higginson
- Thomas Benson Huck
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £87k | £37k |
| 31/12/2024 | £66k | £54k |
| 31/12/2023 | £75k | £36k |
| 31/12/2022 | £52k | £89k |
| 31/12/2021 | £208k | £25k |
Common questions
Is PINCHBECK'S SCHOOL, BUTTERWICK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net receipt surplus of £50,498 for the year ended 31 December 2025, funded primarily by rental income. All funds are unrestricted, with a significant portion held in investments valued at £456,000. The trustees consider reserves sufficient to meet objectives, with no stated policy target or material uncertainty regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE DOOUSS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £100k |
| BEIS KOSOV | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- EASTBROOK EDUCATION TRUST
- PINCHBECK KIDS CLUB
- TEWKESBURY EDUCATION TRUST FUND
- BIRKENHEAD SCHOOL FOUNDATION TRUST
- KESWICK SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST
- BOURNEMOUTH SCHOOL FUND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PINCHBECK'S SCHOOL, BUTTERWICK | £87k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EASTBROOK EDUCATION TRUST | £2.0m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PINCHBECK KIDS CLUB | £122k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TEWKESBURY EDUCATION TRUST FUND | £31k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BIRKENHEAD SCHOOL FOUNDATION TRUST | £367k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KESWICK SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST | £44k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |