CCEW Charity Commission profile

Cranford School

Registered charity 280883 · organisation 280883

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
10 September 1980
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01510524
Financial period
1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£12,719,676
Latest expenditure
£11,814,969
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: CRANFORD SCHOOL, MOULSFORD, WALLINGFORD, OX10 9HT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.cranfordschool.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote and provide for the advancement of education of children in the United Kingdom and elsewhere such education designed to give a sound Christian and moral basis to all pupils.

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
29 June 2026
Date Accounts Received
29 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£12,719,676
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,814,969
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
4 June 2025
Date Accounts Received
4 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£11,716,350
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,601,061
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
24 April 2024
Date Accounts Received
24 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£10,084,776
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,552,031
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
30 June 2023
Date Accounts Received
30 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£9,233,308
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,717,768
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
16 February 2022
Date Accounts Received
16 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£8,048,121
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,728,396

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
29 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£12,719,676
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,814,969
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
4
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
3
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
4 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£11,716,350
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,601,061
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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
2
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
24 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£10,084,776
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,552,031
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
30 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£9,233,308
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,717,768
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
16 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£8,048,121
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,728,396
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
4
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
4
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
Count Volunteers
0

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
29 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
20062
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
12596660
Income Investments
23551
Income Other
79403
Income Total Income And Endowments
12719676
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£11,814,969
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
11814969
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
116036
Expenditure Support Costs
1865771
Expenditure Depreciation
509459
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£10,400,723
Assets Total Fixed
14697540
Assets Own Use
14697540
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£7,157,240
Assets Total Liabilities
£11,454,057
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£10,400,723
Creditors One Year Total Current
6578003
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
4876054
Assets Cash
£3,674,241
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
10400723
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
10400723
Count Employees
148
Charity Only 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
4 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
11642630
Income Investments
26038
Income Other
47682
Income Total Income And Endowments
11716350
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£8,736,584
Expenditure Other
1864477
Expenditure Total
10601061
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
77250
Expenditure Support Costs
1864477
Expenditure Depreciation
526904
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£9,496,016
Assets Total Fixed
14569161
Assets Own Use
14569161
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£7,247,802
Assets Total Liabilities
£12,320,947
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,496,016
Creditors One Year Total Current
7233817
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
5087130
Assets Cash
£4,600,296
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
9496016
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
9496016
Count Employees
142
Charity Only 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
24 April 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
10036965
Income Investments
47060
Income Other
751
Income Total Income And Endowments
10084776
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£9,552,031
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
9552031
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
74370
Expenditure Support Costs
1624936
Expenditure Depreciation
502711
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
532745
Reserves
£5,894,485
Assets Total Fixed
14593824
Assets Own Use
14593824
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,690,985
Assets Total Liabilities
£9,904,082
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£8,380,727
Creditors One Year Total Current
4565930
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
5338152
Assets Cash
£1,369,930
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
8380727
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
8380727
Count Employees
144
Charity Only 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
30 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
5000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
9192776
Income Investments
15218
Income Other
20314
Income Total Income And Endowments
9233308
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£8,717,768
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
8717768
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
61684
Expenditure Support Costs
1272530
Expenditure Depreciation
477804
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
515540
Reserves
£5,361,740
Assets Total Fixed
14596463
Assets Own Use
14596463
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,009,955
Assets Total Liabilities
£9,758,436
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£7,847,982
Creditors One Year Total Current
3846584
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
5911852
Assets Cash
£1,333,754
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
7847982
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
7847982
Count Employees
143
Charity Only 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
16 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
10000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
8008341
Income Investments
25660
Income Other
4120
Income Total Income And Endowments
8048121
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,728,396
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
7728396
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
58910
Expenditure Support Costs
1189890
Expenditure Depreciation
445814
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
319725
Reserves
£4,846,200
Assets Total Fixed
14310898
Assets Own Use
14310898
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,188,896
Assets Total Liabilities
£10,167,352
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£7,332,442
Creditors One Year Total Current
3958761
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
6208591
Assets Cash
£1,228,923
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
7332442
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
7332442
Count Employees
146
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Reading
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Slough
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Wokingham
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Windsor And Maidenhead
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
West Berkshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Cranford School
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1980-09-10T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/08/1980AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/10/1994NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 26/11/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 MAR 2016 as amended on 24 Oct 2023
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE SUCH EDUCATION TO BE DESIGNED TO GIVE A SOUND CHRISTIAN AND MORAL BASIS TO ALL PUPILS.
Area Of Benefit
OXFORDSHIRE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
166200
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
CRANFORD HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
Charity Name Id
166185
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CRANFORD HOUSE SCHOOL

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures