01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 26 June 2000
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04016403
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £19,536,096
- Latest expenditure
- £19,941,853
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Blundells School, Bursars Office, Blundells Road, Tiverton, EX16 4DT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.blundells.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Independent School
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
- 3 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £19,536,096
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,941,853
- 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
- 3 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £20,387,581
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,126,796
- 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
- 4 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £18,593,461
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,226,745
- 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 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £17,264,736
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,707,979
- 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
- 20 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £16,020,839
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,807,243
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
- 3 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £19,536,096
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,941,853
- 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
- 18
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- 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
- 3 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £20,387,581
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,126,796
- 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
- 13
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- 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
- 4 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £18,593,461
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,226,745
- 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
- 6
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- 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 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £17,264,736
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,707,979
- 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
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 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
- 20 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £16,020,839
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,807,243
- 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
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 4
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
- 3 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 91750
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 260006
- Income Charitable Activities
- 18791979
- Income Investments
- 113451
- Income Other
- 278910
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 19536096
- Income Legacies
- 28774
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £155,220
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £19,596,428
- Expenditure Other
- 190205
- Expenditure Total
- 19941853
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 11556
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 79234
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2345718
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 500260
- Gain Loss Investment
- -35861
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £13,734,985
- Assets Total Fixed
- 24187011
- Assets Own Use
- 20230852
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3956159
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,313,957
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £10,025,448
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,475,520
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 7644308
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2381140
- Assets Cash
- £504,092
- Funds Endowment
- 140012
- Funds Unrestricted
- 13734985
- Funds Restricted
- 3600523
- Funds Total
- 17475520
- Count Employees
- 390
- 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
- 3 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 130430
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 422212
- Income Charitable Activities
- 19509856
- Income Investments
- 104377
- Income Other
- 220706
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 20387581
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £128,261
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £19,546,208
- Expenditure Other
- 452327
- Expenditure Total
- 20126796
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 11556
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 192805
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2872098
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 923810
- Gain Loss Investment
- 303586
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £13,853,251
- Assets Total Fixed
- 22665815
- Assets Own Use
- 18673794
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3992021
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,273,136
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £10,017,093
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,921,858
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6287211
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 3729882
- Assets Cash
- £3,741,628
- Funds Endowment
- 154099
- Funds Unrestricted
- 13853251
- Funds Restricted
- 3914508
- Funds Total
- 17921858
- Count Employees
- 389
- 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
- 4 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 372481
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 644396
- Income Charitable Activities
- 17477230
- Income Investments
- 99654
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 18593761
- Income Legacies
- 146828
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £113,366
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £17,771,099
- Expenditure Other
- 342280
- Expenditure Total
- 18226745
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 10125
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 93737
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2414204
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 762677
- Gain Loss Investment
- -80051
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £13,620,368
- Assets Total Fixed
- 21883900
- Assets Own Use
- 18195464
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3688436
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,244,284
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,767,855
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,360,329
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5706560
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2061295
- Assets Cash
- £2,324,174
- Funds Endowment
- 140456
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3599505
- Funds Restricted
- 13620368
- Funds Total
- 17360329
- Count Employees
- 393
- 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
- 30 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 201984
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 356766
- Income Charitable Activities
- 16608615
- Income Investments
- 97371
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 17264736
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £101,605
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £16,376,422
- Expenditure Other
- 229952
- Expenditure Total
- 16707979
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 11703
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 181978
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2119422
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 652637
- Gain Loss Investment
- 289207
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £12,230,068
- Assets Total Fixed
- 21184680
- Assets Own Use
- 17747024
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3437656
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,810,829
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,921,111
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,074,398
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4579542
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2341569
- Assets Cash
- £2,331,188
- Funds Endowment
- 138497
- Funds Unrestricted
- 12230068
- Funds Restricted
- 4705833
- Funds Total
- 17074398
- Count Employees
- 373
- 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
- 20 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 155508
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 199800
- Income Charitable Activities
- 15438405
- Income Investments
- 81343
- Income Other
- 145783
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 16020839
- Income Legacies
- 85884
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £223,691
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,583,552
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 15807243
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 9924
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 137513
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2095983
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 722136
- Gain Loss Investment
- 485876
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 3495
- Reserves
- £11,866,707
- Assets Total Fixed
- 21094962
- Assets Own Use
- 17370099
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3724863
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,847,182
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,136,322
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £16,805,822
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3967900
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2168422
- Assets Cash
- £1,505,665
- Funds Endowment
- 145562
- Funds Unrestricted
- 11866707
- Funds Restricted
- 4793553
- Funds Total
- 16805822
- Count Employees
- 366
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Devon
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BLUNDELL'S SCHOOL
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2000-06-26T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/06/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/11/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 04/01/2013 as amended on 25 Nov 2022 as amended on 28 Nov 2025
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL KNOWN AS BLUNDELL'S SCHOOL, AND/OR SUCH OTHER SCHOOLS, AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, AS THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS SHALL DETERMINE.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE TIVERTON, DEVON.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
- Regulator Order
- 2
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests