SHAFTOE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 528101 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promoting the education, including social and physical training, of persons resident or who have a parent of parents resident in the Parish of Haydon. In providing for the school, or any other school in or substantially serving the Parish of Haydon, such special benefits of any kind not normally provided by the Local Education Authority.

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Latest income

£233k

Latest spending

£182k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,197,892 against an unrestricted expenditure of £174,555, indicating a strong liquidity position. The Trustees report a surplus for the year and confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (92% of income)

“The main source of income for the charity during the period was investment income from the investment property portfolio totalling £232,156” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: liquid reserves to cover exceptional repair or renovation of buildings, and to ensure the availability of funds to maintain their ability to respond to meritorious grant applications (held: £1.2m)

“They are satisfied that it is prudent to maintain an investment portfolio capable of generating enough income to support the management and administration of the charity, supplemented by liquid reserves to cover exceptional repair or renovation of buildings, and to ensure the availability of funds to maintain their ability to respond to meritorious grant applications.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN JAMES DRYDONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
BENEDICT LOFTUS BATES · trustee of 1 other charity
DORIS WARDLE · trustee of 1 other charity
EDWARD J BROWN · trustee of 1 other charity
ESMOND FAULKS · trustee of 1 other charity
Kelly Richardson · trustee of 2 other charities
LAURA ANN GILHESPY · trustee of 1 other charity
PAULA MARIE COLLIS · trustee of 2 other charities
Richard Hines · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£233k	£182k
31/03/2024	£222k	£171k
31/03/2023	£213k	£159k
31/03/2022	£198k	£196k
31/03/2021	£196k	£146k

Common questions

Is SHAFTOE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,197,892 against an unrestricted expenditure of £174,555, indicating a strong liquidity position. The Trustees report a surplus for the year and confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£75k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MAYFORD ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB.

MAYFORD ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB income £115k
THE CHADDESLEY CORBETT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION income £128k
YESODEY HATORAH GIRLS SCHOOL LIMITED income £2.5m
THE SHERBORNE SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £506k
THE LUSHTRUST income £107k
SHEEN MOUNT PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT STAFF ASSOCIATION income £180k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SHAFTOE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	£233k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MAYFORD ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025	£115k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE CHADDESLEY CORBETT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2024	£128k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YESODEY HATORAH GIRLS SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£2.5m	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE SHERBORNE SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025	£506k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LUSHTRUST FY2025	£107k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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