NICHOLAS CHAMBERLAINE'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 528672 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grants to the four schools of the foundation to keep the Foundation schools in good repair. Educational grants to children and young persons whoi live in Bedworth or are attending or have attended one of the Foundation schools who are going on to further education. Grant to the NIcholas Chamberlaine's Hospital and Sermon Charity.

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Latest income

£1.1m

Latest spending

£6.6m

Registered

1970

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased by £4,625,479 to £35,827,496 due to a net loss of £5,372,974, largely driven by the disposal of investment property. Per the trustees' report, the charity does not engage third parties for fundraising and maintains reserves it believes are sufficient to cover contingencies and meet future grant requests.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Dividends and interest receivable from investment portfolio (46% of income)

“Dividends and interest receivable from investment portfolio 508,095” — page 19

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: It is not the policy of the Foundation to retain excessive reserves. (held: £35.8m)

“It is not the policy of the Foundation to retain excessive reserves.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Armstrongs Bishop Simmons. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£1.1m

Total spending

£6.6m

Cost of raising funds

£95k

Reserves (reported)

£4.9m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~8.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Amy Margaret Yeo Mrs
Dale Kirk Bridgewater Mr
JANE CORRIGAN
Judith Knight · trustee of 1 other charity
Kevin Elliott · trustee of 1 other charity
MARK LANCELOTT GUTTERIDGE
Paul Frederick Spencer
Rev David Poultney · trustee of 5 other charities
Robert Erskine Mr
Robert Maggs Mr
William JOhn Hancox Mr

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£1.1m	£6.6m
31/12/2023	£434k	£944k
31/12/2022	£382k	£425k
31/12/2021	£387k	£472k
31/12/2020	£303k	£379k

Common questions

Is NICHOLAS CHAMBERLAINE'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased by £4,625,479 to £35,827,496 due to a net loss of £5,372,974, largely driven by the disposal of investment property. Per the trustees' report, the charity does not engage third parties for fundraising and maintains reserves it believes are sufficient to cover contingencies and meet future grant requests. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Armstrongs Bishop Simmons.

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
CHIPPING SODBURY TOWN LANDS CHARITY	1	£96k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BECKETT'S AND SARGEANT'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.

BECKETT'S AND SARGEANT'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION income £284k
The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation income £895k
Bedford School Foundation Trust income £2.7m
STANFORD FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED income £1.0m
AYLESBURY GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £160k
BEDALES GRANTS TRUST FUND income £157k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NICHOLAS CHAMBERLAINE'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION	£1.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BECKETT'S AND SARGEANT'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2024	£284k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation FY2024	£895k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Bedford School Foundation Trust FY2025	£2.7m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
STANFORD FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED FY2025	£1.0m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
AYLESBURY GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025	£160k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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