01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 20 October 1980
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01521832
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £21,699,282
- Latest expenditure
- £21,400,846
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Ralph Allen Drive, Bath, BA2 5AH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.priorparkschools.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Operates three schools
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
- 11 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £21,699,282
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,400,846
- 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
- 18 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £22,499,523
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,205,194
- 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
- 19 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £22,420,716
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,317,613
- 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
- 22 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £19,568,018
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,158,929
- 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
- 26 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £16,505,893
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,034,580
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
- 11 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £21,699,282
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,400,846
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £132,778
- 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
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 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
- 18 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £22,499,523
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,205,194
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £119,115
- 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
- 3
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 2
- 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
- 19 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £22,420,716
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,317,613
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £25,790
- 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
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 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
- 22 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £19,568,018
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,158,929
- 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
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £117,525
- 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
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 16
- 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
- 26 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £16,505,893
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,034,580
- 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
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £141,099
- 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
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 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
- 11 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 603558
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 667112
- Income Charitable Activities
- 19893562
- Income Investments
- 535050
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 21699282
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £139,071
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £21,261,775
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 21400846
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 79060
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3712906
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1245582
- Gain Loss Investment
- 304111
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,008,597
- Assets Total Fixed
- 24941523
- Assets Own Use
- 20720265
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4221258
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £20,962,265
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £18,886,701
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £27,017,087
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 13659700
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5227001
- Assets Cash
- £15,298,100
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 23526047
- Funds Restricted
- 3491040
- Funds Total
- 27017087
- Count Employees
- 332
- 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
- 18 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 283354
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 672537
- Income Charitable Activities
- 20943658
- Income Investments
- 599974
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 22499523
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £465,936
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £20,739,258
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 21205194
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 88462
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3606001
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1117615
- Gain Loss Investment
- 437299
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,305,624
- Assets Total Fixed
- 24040101
- Assets Own Use
- 20122954
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3917147
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £20,863,122
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £18,488,683
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £26,414,540
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 13943099
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4545584
- Assets Cash
- £15,538,523
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 23311636
- Funds Restricted
- 3102904
- Funds Total
- 26414540
- Count Employees
- 339
- 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
- 19 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1285887
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 427412
- Income Charitable Activities
- 20411058
- Income Investments
- 296359
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 22420716
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £371,545
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £18,946,068
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 19317613
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 118503
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2530555
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 906425
- Gain Loss Investment
- 51828
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,748,015
- Assets Total Fixed
- 22709377
- Assets Own Use
- 19229529
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3479848
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £16,839,593
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £14,866,058
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £24,682,912
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 12585464
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2280594
- Assets Cash
- £12,475,274
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 21563941
- Funds Restricted
- 3118971
- Funds Total
- 24682912
- Count Employees
- 330
- 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
- 22 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 99124
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 320224
- Income Charitable Activities
- 19119180
- Income Investments
- 29490
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 19568018
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £229,919
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £16,929,010
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 17158929
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 71829
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2162522
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 818099
- Gain Loss Investment
- -232514
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,938,837
- Assets Total Fixed
- 20445239
- Assets Own Use
- 17017219
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3428020
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £12,056,123
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £10,973,381
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £21,527,981
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6996452
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 3976929
- Assets Cash
- £11,157,272
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 19231530
- Funds Restricted
- 2296451
- Funds Total
- 21527981
- Count Employees
- 314
- 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
- 26 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 336121
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 144213
- Income Charitable Activities
- 15880365
- Income Investments
- 4095
- Income Other
- 141099
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 16505893
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £371,519
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £14,663,061
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 15034580
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 57762
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1708517
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 806966
- Gain Loss Investment
- 347819
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,816,894
- Assets Total Fixed
- 18821046
- Assets Own Use
- 16410512
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2410534
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £10,136,454
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £9,606,094
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £19,351,406
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5531133
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4074961
- Assets Cash
- £9,496,801
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 16908312
- Funds Restricted
- 2443094
- Funds Total
- 19351406
- Count Employees
- 305
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- North Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wiltshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bath And North East Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- South Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- PRIOR PARK EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1980-10-20T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13TH OCTOBER 1980 AS AMENDED ON 7TH MARCH 1989 AND 14TH NOVEMBER 1989, AND 15 MARCH 1996 AS AMENDED 6 MARCH 2003 AND 2 MARCH 2006
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH TO CONDUCT,CARRY ON,ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP ANY BOARDING OR DAY SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF EITHER OR BOTH SEXES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION WITH OTHER CHRISTIAN CHILDREN, WITH OR WITHOUT NON-CHRISTIAN CHILDREN.TO PROVIDE FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE WORKS WHERESOEVER AND WHATSOEVER AS ADVANCE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION
- Area Of Benefit
- WILTSHIRE AND THE FORMER COUNTY OF AVON
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 171580
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- PRIOR PARK PREPARATORY SCHOOL
- Charity Name Id
- 529589
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE PRIOR FOUNDATION
- Charity Name Id
- 552278
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- PRIOR SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
- Charity Name Id
- 171559
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- PRIOR PARK COLLEGE TRUSTEES LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 171540
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- PRIOR PARK COLLEGE
- Charity Name Id
- 171585
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE PARAGON SCHOOL
- Charity Name Id
- 563970
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- PRIOR PARK SCHOOLS
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures