BERKHAMPSTEAD SCHOOL (CHELTENHAM) TRUST LIMITED

Charity number: 325018
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity provides a caring and well rounded education to children aged between 3 & 11, ensuring an awareness of others & promoting citizenship. It is intended that pupils will achieve their full potential academically as well as in music, art, drama & sport. After school activities are provided so that pupils can develop outside the main curriculum.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2025

Total income:
£5,352,902

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Donations and legacies £130.81k
Charitable activities £3.09m
Other trading activities £2.13m
Investments £5.44k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£5,796,768

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Raising funds £2.13m
Charitable activities £3.67m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £424,623 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

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.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £2.13m
Charitable expenditure £3.67m

People

123 Employee(s)

11 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 2
£100k to £110k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 March 1974: Standard registration
  • 23 August 2019: Funds received from 284676 THE FRIENDS OF BERKHAMPSTEAD
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
01136229 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stephen Ackland Chair 17 May 2022
None on record
David Gamblin Trustee 19 March 2026
None on record
Charles Biggin Trustee 02 October 2025
None on record
Nicholas Parkin Trustee 02 October 2025
None on record
Cathryn France Trustee 28 September 2023
None on record
Allan Roberts Trustee 22 November 2022
None on record
Jilly-Jo Bowden Trustee 15 November 2022
None on record
Diane Cox Trustee 22 March 2022
None on record
Gill Agg Trustee 01 January 2022
None on record
James Walton Trustee 16 November 2021
None on record
Martin Kirby Trustee 04 August 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024 31/08/2025
Total gross income £3.42m £3.70m £4.13m £4.54m £5.35m
Total expenditure £3.31m £3.68m £4.14m £4.72m £5.80m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £311.20k £306.55k £372.40k £486.35k £424.62k
Income - Donations and legacies £10.15k £26.21k £23.86k £27.77k £130.81k
Income - Other trading activities £1.02m £1.08m £1.28m £1.48m £2.13m
Income - Charitable activities £2.37m £2.59m £2.83m £3.03m £3.09m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0 £0 £0 £5.44k
Income - Other £16.80k £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.44m £2.66m £3.00m £3.38m £3.67m
Expenditure - Raising funds £806.52k £972.87k £1.14m £1.34m £2.13m
Expenditure - Governance £55.49k £38.69k £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £63.97k £49.23k £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

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 Investments

Investments 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.

Other assets

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 liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These 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.

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Asset / Liability 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024 31/08/2025
Own use assets £2.64m £2.60m £2.58m £4.35m £4.73m
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £1.57m £1.49m £714.83k £1.07m £1.10m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £2.05m £1.92m £1.13m £3.42m £4.29m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2025 27 March 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2025 27 March 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2024 06 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 06 February 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 14 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 14 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 24 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 24 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 05 July 2022 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 05 July 2022 5 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26TH SEPTEMBER 1973 as amended on 22 May 2025 as amended on 22 May 2025

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH TO CONDUCT CARRY ON ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ANY BOARDING OR DAY SCHOOL(S) FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF EITHER SEX OR BOTH SEXES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE CHELTENHAM MB

Contact information

Address:
Berkhampstead School
Pittville Circus Road
CHELTENHAM
GL52 2QA
Phone:
01242523263
Email:
office@berkhampsteadschool.co.uk
Website:

www.berkhampsteadschool.co.uk Open in new window