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bowdon preparatory school

The charity supports children and young people. Bowdon Preparatory School is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Cheshire and operates in Trafford.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

Activities & Mission

The charity operates the school known as Bowdon Preparatory School, the objects of which are the advancement of education for the public benefit at Altrincham in Cheshire through an independent preparatory school for girls and boys, in which they are taught the doctrines of Christianity. The school is non-selective and is currently committed to girls rather than mixed education .

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,647,530
Latest Expenditure
£3,275,856

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 89.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £3,606,764
Other Trading £0
Investments £40,766
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,275,856
Raising Funds £0
Governance £78,769
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,647,530£3,275,856£3,275,856£2,961,539£2,961,53981 / 15
2023£2,770,501£2,717,971£2,717,971£2,589,865£2,589,86569 / 1
2022£2,631,637£2,493,587£2,493,587£2,537,335£2,537,33567 / 10
2021£2,244,321£2,377,576£2,377,576£2,399,285£2,399,28564 / 0
2020£2,184,443£2,599,242£2,599,242£2,532,540£929,75263 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers