BRISTOL GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Bristol Grammar School is a co-educational selective independent day school taking children from age 4 to 18 with nearly 1,300 pupils. As well as high academic standards we also provide excellent pastoral care and a huge range of extra-curricular activities.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023
Total income:
£20,045,254
Donations and legacies | £696.77k | |
Charitable activities | £18.22m | |
Other trading activities | £356.13k | |
Investments | £755.66k | |
Other | £13.50k |
Total expenditure:
£19,997,511
Raising funds | £606.67k | |
Charitable activities | £19.39m | |
Other | £0 |
-£761,339 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £13,500 from 1 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £606.67k | |
Charitable expenditure | £19.39m | |
Retained for future use | £47.74k |
People

301 Employee(s)
22 Trustee(s)
12 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 10 |
£70k to £80k | 1 |
£80k to £90k | 4 |
£90k to £100k | 1 |
£150k to £200k | 2 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Children/young People
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Bristol City
Governance
- 06 September 2005: Standard registration
- BRISTOL GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Previous name)
- BRISTOL GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST (Previous name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
22 Trustee(s)
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Christian Michael O'Mahony | Trustee | 06 January 2025 |
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Emily Laura Ellis Leggate | Trustee | 07 February 2024 |
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Sumita Hutchison | Trustee | 01 October 2023 |
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Shaun Scott Spencer Harvey | Trustee | 01 October 2023 |
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Dr MARTIN BOULTON | Trustee | 01 August 2023 |
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Peter Reginald Huckle | Trustee | 23 June 2023 |
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Mark Alker Stone | Trustee | 16 November 2022 |
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Lucinda Annabella Parr | Trustee | 01 November 2022 |
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Ian Paul Chesham | Trustee | 16 August 2022 |
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Andrew James Moore | Trustee | 08 June 2022 |
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Sally Rose Speake | Trustee | 31 May 2022 |
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Jonathan May | Trustee | 01 March 2021 |
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Hannah Drake | Trustee | 06 November 2020 |
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Margaret Simmons-Bird | Trustee | 04 April 2020 |
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Dr MARY GAINSBOROUGH | Trustee | 05 February 2020 |
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Kate Redshaw | Trustee | 26 April 2017 |
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Dr Dominique Thompson | Trustee | 26 April 2017 |
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Maria Crayton | Trustee | 28 October 2015 |
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John Sisman | Trustee | 25 August 2015 |
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David Shelton | Trustee | 10 September 2014 |
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MARK ROBERT WILSON | Trustee | 18 July 2013 |
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NIGEL PICKERSGILL BSC FCA | Trustee | 30 April 2013 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/08/2019 | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £17.51m | £17.43m | £17.60m | £19.00m | £20.05m | |
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Total expenditure | £17.54m | £17.61m | £17.61m | £18.91m | £20.00m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | £326.14k | £160.38k | £682 | £13.50k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £307.62k | £279.72k | £440.61k | £1.03m | £696.77k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £348.41k | £215.12k | £97.93k | £269.22k | £356.13k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £16.33m | £16.09m | £16.38m | £17.14m | £18.22m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £527.92k | £510.88k | £521.22k | £562.52k | £755.66k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £326.14k | £160.38k | £682 | £13.50k | |
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Income - Legacies | £7.02k | £31.00k | £10.01k | £141.87k | £19.88k | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £17.09m | £17.18m | £17.19m | £18.31m | £19.39m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £452.10k | £429.80k | £425.18k | £596.71k | £606.67k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £29.58k | £29.64k | £27.39k | £33.29k | £35.39k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £80.48k | £84.52k | £97.87k | £106.46k | £100.95k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/08/2019 | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £20.61m | £19.53m | £18.47m | £17.61m | £17.43m | |
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Long-term investments | £18.10m | £18.86m | £21.32m | £21.29m | £20.42m | |
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Other assets | £4.76m | £5.13m | £5.60m | £6.79m | £6.41m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | -£253.24k | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £8.99m | £8.64m | £8.00m | £8.18m | £7.46m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 August 2023 | 19 April 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2023 | 19 April 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2022 | 04 April 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2022 | 04 April 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2021 | 11 April 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2021 | 11 April 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2020 | 12 May 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2020 | 12 May 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2019 | 12 June 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2019 | 12 June 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 JUNE 2004 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 12 DECEMBER 2008.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING, BY THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT, IN OR NEAR THE CITY OF BRISTOL OF A DAY SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AND, INSOFAR AS IT IS INCIDENTAL OR ANCILLARY TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, SUCH OTHER PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE.
Area of benefit
IN OR NEAR THE CITY OF BRISTOL
Linked charities
- 06 September 2005 : Standard registration
Contact information
- Address:
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BRISTOL GRAMMAR SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY ROAD
BRISTOL
BS8 1SR
- Phone:
- 01179736006
- Email:
- bursar@bgs.bristol.sch.uk
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