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shrewsbury school foundation

The charity supports children and young people. Shrewsbury School Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Shrewsbury and operates in Shropshire.


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

Shrewsbury School: founded by Royal Charter in 1552; one of the 'Great' public schools in the 1868 Clarendon Commission. The Shrewsbury School Foundation: established in 1965; thought to be the first charitable foundation associated with a British Independent School. It exists to create, support and enhance the provisions of Shrewsbury School, including its commitment to means tested bursaries.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,145,160
Latest Expenditure
£1,167,499

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 65.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 74.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 25.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,217,624
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £120,068
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £869,252
Raising Funds £298,247
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £869,252
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,145,160£1,167,499£869,252£6,893,372£1,617,7813 / 0
2023£1,415,017£1,116,855£736,128£6,328,374£1,654,3233 / 0
2022£1,395,059£974,472£638,663£6,114,618£1,605,8050 / 0
2021£958,331£940,962£664,129£5,895,495£1,425,9863 / 0
2020£1,005,179£1,621,417£1,252,093£5,432,317£1,379,5200 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers