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downe house school

The charity supports children and young people. Downe House School is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Thatcham and operates in West Berkshire and France.


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

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Activities & Mission

The School is a boarding school for girls from ages 11 to 18 and aims to promote the development of the individual by enabling girls to strive for the highest academic results of which they are capable. They should also be able to enjoy the opportunities and support which allow them to develop the personal, social, spiritual and emotional awareness that is the balance to academic excellence.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£26,791,000
Latest Expenditure
£26,828,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 98.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 98.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £515,000
Charitable Activities £24,908,000
Other Trading £1,318,000
Investments £50,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £26,350,000
Raising Funds £478,000
Governance £86,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£26,791,000£26,828,000£26,350,000£26,850,000£1323 / 0
2023£24,329,000£25,442,000£24,958,000£26,722,000£1310 / 0
2022£23,272,000£23,198,000£22,948,000£27,835,000£1287 / 0
2021£21,187,000£20,673,000£20,448,000£27,761,000£1285 / 0
2020£19,558,000£20,307,000£20,028,000£27,247,000£1290 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers