SOUTH FARNHAM SCHOOL TRUST

Registered charity 802541 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH FARNHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL TRUST

Fundraising to enable the trust to provide or assist in the provision of equipment and facilities for South Farnham School.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£415k

Latest spending

£194k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 have been examined by an independent examiner who confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accord with those records. The examiner reported no matters giving cause to believe the accounts do not comply with applicable regulations. The report is made solely to the Trustees and assumes no responsibility to any other party.

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 2 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income

£517k

Total spending

£260k

Cost of raising funds

£11k

Reserves (reported)

£2.5m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~116.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (91% 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: 2.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MR CHARLES ANTHONY LENNARDchair
ESTHER FRANKS · trustee of 1 other charity
JOAN CLARE DAVIES
ROSEMARY JONES
TRUDY CAROLINE GLADDING

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£415k	£194k
31/12/2024	£517k	£260k
31/12/2023	£515k	£234k
31/12/2022	£410k	£231k
31/12/2021	£232k	£140k

Common questions

Is SOUTH FARNHAM SCHOOL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 have been examined by an independent examiner who confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accord with those records. The examiner reported no matters giving cause to believe the accounts do not comply with applicable regulations. The report is made solely to the Trustees and assumes no responsibility to any other party. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KNOWLEDGE EMPOWERS YOU CHARITABLE TRUST.

KNOWLEDGE EMPOWERS YOU CHARITABLE TRUST income £217k
THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUST income £932k
COWBRIDGE SCHOOL TRUST income £165k
THE FARRINGDON HOUSE SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST income £96k
THE FREWEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED income £4.8m
SAFFRON COMMUNITY TRUST income £101k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTH FARNHAM SCHOOL TRUST	£415k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KNOWLEDGE EMPOWERS YOU CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£217k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£932k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COWBRIDGE SCHOOL TRUST FY2025	£165k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FARRINGDON HOUSE SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£96k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FREWEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£4.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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