01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 27 July 1964
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00190956
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £27,323,290
- Latest expenditure
- £25,471,573
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Canford School, Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3AD
Website recorded by the regulator: www.canford.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To advance the education of boys and girls including but not limited to the provision of a senior school in or near Canford, Dorset and/or if thought desirable, in other parts of England or Wales, in accordance with the principles of the Church of England.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £27,323,290
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £25,471,573
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £27,446,963
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £25,281,532
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £24,909,981
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £22,899,793
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £23,323,151
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,194,514
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £26,585,258
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,715,206
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 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 19 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £27,323,290
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £25,471,573
- 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
- 32
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 16
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 171
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 22 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £27,446,963
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £25,281,532
- 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
- 41
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 13
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 170
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £24,909,981
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £22,899,793
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 32
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 175
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £23,323,151
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,194,514
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,599
- 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
- 21
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 200
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £26,585,258
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,715,206
- 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
- £12
- Income From Government Grants
- £494,016
- 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
- 16
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 264
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 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 19 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 250316
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1678106
- Income Charitable Activities
- 24264882
- Income Investments
- 1101915
- Income Other
- 28071
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 27323290
- Income Legacies
- 1000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,564,494
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £23,907,079
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 25471573
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 56234
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3172365
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2610797
- Gain Loss Investment
- 642730
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £11,019,056
- Assets Total Fixed
- 73278248
- Assets Own Use
- 48269128
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 25009120
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,771,778
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £17,693,605
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £61,356,421
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 11713999
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5979606
- Assets Cash
- £2,538,469
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 58173999
- Funds Restricted
- 3182422
- Funds Total
- 61356421
- Count Employees
- 479
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 22 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 502994
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1567239
- Income Charitable Activities
- 24880994
- Income Investments
- 481216
- Income Other
- 14520
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 27446963
- Income Legacies
- 50000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,451,344
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £23,830,188
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 25281532
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 43160
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 80253
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3077467
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2689949
- Gain Loss Investment
- 789909
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £13,682,029
- Assets Total Fixed
- 54406626
- Assets Own Use
- 43593433
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 10813193
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £28,453,740
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £23,998,392
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £58,861,974
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 14101121
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 9897271
- Assets Cash
- £27,027,250
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 55655293
- Funds Restricted
- 3206681
- Funds Total
- 58861974
- Count Employees
- 488
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 399205
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1378882
- Income Charitable Activities
- 22777355
- Income Investments
- 354539
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 24909981
- Income Legacies
- 100000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,461,095
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £21,438,698
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 22899793
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 41813
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 69662
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2688779
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1700074
- Gain Loss Investment
- -166187
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £9,221,062
- Assets Total Fixed
- 52950702
- Assets Own Use
- 51968069
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 982633
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £10,075,826
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,989,687
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £56,036,841
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6873953
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 115734
- Assets Cash
- £5,855,971
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 52925267
- Funds Restricted
- 3111574
- Funds Total
- 56036841
- Count Employees
- 449
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 196356
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1280795
- Income Charitable Activities
- 21595758
- Income Investments
- 239962
- Income Other
- 10280
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 23323151
- Income Legacies
- 1000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,279,599
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £19,914,915
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 21194514
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 68491
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2466947
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1696400
- Gain Loss Investment
- -366457
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £11,215,394
- Assets Total Fixed
- 50035346
- Assets Own Use
- 39628827
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 10406519
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £11,429,106
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,061,135
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £54,403,317
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6834722
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 226413
- Assets Cash
- £4,536,650
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 51122786
- Funds Restricted
- 3280531
- Funds Total
- 54403317
- Count Employees
- 465
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 152764
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 644833
- Income Charitable Activities
- 19349973
- Income Investments
- 180395
- Income Other
- 6257293
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 26585258
- Income Legacies
- 1000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £591,517
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £19,123,689
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 19715206
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 64865
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2739219
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1463021
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1688199
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £10,508,629
- Assets Total Fixed
- 47584616
- Assets Own Use
- 36399299
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 11185317
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £12,429,737
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,373,216
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £52,641,137
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6904973
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 468243
- Assets Cash
- £5,802,783
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 49215587
- Funds Restricted
- 3425550
- Funds Total
- 52641137
- Count Employees
- 468
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dorset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Poole
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CANFORD SCHOOL LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1964-07-27T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27/06/1923AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/09/1951AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/06/1980AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/11/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/03/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/09/2013
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF A SENIOR SCHOOL IN OR NEAR CANFORD, DORSET AND/OR IF THOUGHT DESIRABLE, IN OTHER PARTS OF ENGLAND OR WALES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
- Area Of Benefit
- DORSET
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 2
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures