THE ALDENHAM FOUNDATION

Charity number: 298140
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Trustee of the Aldenham School Charity and St Hilda's Educatioal Trust Ltd, charities engaged in secondary, primary and nursery education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

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.

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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.

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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 August 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE ALDENHAM SCHOOL COMPANY (Previous name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Archdeacon Charles Hudson Trustee 28 March 2024
None on record
Richard Bryer Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Cheryl Clifford Trustee 14 December 2021
None on record
Nick Tindal Trustee 14 December 2021
None on record
Andrew Hunter Trustee 29 June 2021
None on record
James James-Crook Trustee 01 October 2020
None on record
Dr Jane Hawdon Trustee 23 June 2020
NOAH'S ARK - THE CHILDREN'S HOSPICE
Received: On time
Alan Phillips Trustee 10 December 2019
None on record
Fiona Cuttell Trustee 11 December 2018
None on record
Sarah Altman Trustee 11 December 2018
None on record
David Stephen Lambert Trustee 01 November 2017
None on record
Tom Wells Trustee 12 January 2015
None on record
TORQUIL CHARLES SLIGO-YOUNG Trustee 12 January 2015
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL
Received: On time
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
DAVID THOMAS TIDMARSH Trustee 12 January 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £17.86m £16.99m £20.23m £22.41m £23.25m
Total expenditure £17.04m £17.39m £19.30m £21.29m £23.07m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £107.80k £97.28k £240.40k £109.77k £157.31k
Income - Other trading activities £134.43k £60.77k £192.51k £342.69k £335.24k
Income - Charitable activities £17.00m £16.70m £19.64m £21.63m £22.50m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £12.57k £128 £10 £14.36k £148.67k
Income - Other £607.41k £133.16k £154.60k £311.56k £100.30k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £16.87m £17.19m £18.98m £20.66m £22.37m
Expenditure - Raising funds £168.70k £159.43k £213.76k £412.04k £495.58k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £0 £0 £172.89k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £38.37k £102.43k £221.23k £209.20k

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 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Own use assets £18.05m £2.83m £21.65m £21.52m £20.75m
Long-term investments £1.56m £22.32m £3.61m £3.62m £4.19m
Other assets £5.12m £4.02m £3.90m £5.24m £7.16m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £9.18m £13.76m £13.03m £13.08m £14.10m

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 2024 30 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 30 April 2025 On time
Annual return 31 August 2023 04 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 04 April 2024 On time
Annual return 31 August 2022 24 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 24 April 2023 On time
Annual return 31 August 2021 25 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 25 February 2022 On time
Annual return 31 August 2020 22 March 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 22 March 2021 On time
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Governing document
SCHEME DATED 12/08/2014
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND STUDENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE
Area of benefit
UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE
Registration history
  • 15 August 1996 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
Aldenham School
Aldenham Road
Elstree
Borehamwood
WD6 3AJ
Phone:
01923858122