01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 5 July 1993
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02776914
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £14,142,843
- Latest expenditure
- £14,071,946
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: DURHAM SCHOOL, DURHAM, DH1 4SZ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.dcsf.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Education - 3-18, co-educational day and boarding
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £14,142,843
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,071,946
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £14,132,717
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,387,305
- Accounts Qualified
- Yes
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,781,814
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,181,939
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £10,402,216
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,948,904
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £9,222,691
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,865,320
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £14,142,843
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,071,946
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 52
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £14,132,717
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,387,305
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 52
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 5 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,781,814
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,181,939
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 28 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £10,402,216
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,948,904
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 26
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £9,222,691
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,865,320
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 26
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 166069
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 156985
- Income Charitable Activities
- 13544117
- Income Investments
- 275672
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 14142843
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £475,421
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £13,596,525
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14071946
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7398451
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 304126
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6020947
- Assets Own Use
- 5762226
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 258721
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,962,801
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £11,338,200
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£1,354,452
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 7364218
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 3973982
- Assets Cash
- £2,945,215
- Funds Endowment
- 337601
- Funds Unrestricted
- -3577071
- Funds Restricted
- 1885018
- Funds Total
- -1354452
- Count Employees
- 198
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 August 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 303711
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 213486
- Income Charitable Activities
- 12872341
- Income Investments
- 385001
- Income Other
- 358178
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 14132717
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £571,117
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £13,816,188
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14387305
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7579916
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 311393
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 769314
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6040338
- Assets Own Use
- 5781442
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 258896
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,300,616
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £10,172,615
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£831,661
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6137095
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4035520
- Assets Cash
- £1,682,079
- Funds Endowment
- 337601
- Funds Unrestricted
- -3001979
- Funds Restricted
- 1832717
- Funds Total
- -831661
- Count Employees
- 197
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 5 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 415298
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 201068
- Income Charitable Activities
- 11768247
- Income Investments
- 397201
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 12781814
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £481,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £12,700,939
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 13181939
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 94556
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 6843387
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 294966
- Gain Loss Investment
- -14424
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6241196
- Assets Own Use
- 5216372
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1024824
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,482,079
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £9,131,816
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£1,408,541
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5129104
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4002712
- Assets Cash
- £83,139
- Funds Endowment
- 317990
- Funds Unrestricted
- -3743109
- Funds Restricted
- 2016578
- Funds Total
- -1408541
- Count Employees
- 183
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 28 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 459472
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 209154
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9337611
- Income Investments
- 395979
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10402216
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £376,617
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,572,287
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10948904
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 49371
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5068039
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 312793
- Gain Loss Investment
- -38878
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6350790
- Assets Own Use
- 5312643
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1038147
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,544,529
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £8,889,311
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£993,992
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4850635
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4038676
- Assets Cash
- £153,598
- Funds Endowment
- 315330
- Funds Unrestricted
- -2947494
- Funds Restricted
- 1638172
- Funds Total
- -993992
- Count Employees
- 180
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 129824
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 126234
- Income Charitable Activities
- 8675278
- Income Investments
- 291355
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9222691
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £304,693
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,289,755
- Expenditure Other
- 270872
- Expenditure Total
- 9865320
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 61676
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3739365
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 297200
- Gain Loss Investment
- 123861
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6567341
- Assets Own Use
- 5490491
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1076850
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,068,462
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £9,044,229
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£408,426
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4739240
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4304989
- Assets Cash
- £484,663
- Funds Endowment
- 345750
- Funds Unrestricted
- -2175918
- Funds Restricted
- 1421742
- Funds Total
- -408426
- Count Employees
- 153
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Durham
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DURHAM CATHEDRAL SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1993-07-05T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04/01/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/08/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/06/2004NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 12/10/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/12/2014 as amended on 23 Feb 2021
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 107733
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- DURHAM SCHOOL
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests