01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 9 June 2011
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07577822
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £3,331,406
- Latest expenditure
- £3,475,461
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: ASHLEY ROAD, ALTRINCHAM, CHESHIRE, WA14 2LT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bowdonprep.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The charity operates the school known as Bowdon Preparatory School, the objects of which are the advancement of education for the public benefit at Altrincham in Cheshire through an independent preparatory school for girls and boys, in which they are taught the doctrines of Christianity. The school is non-selective and is currently committed to girls rather than mixed education .
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
- 18 March 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,331,406
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,475,461
- 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 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,647,530
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,275,856
- 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 March 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,770,501
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,717,971
- 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
- 3 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,631,637
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,493,587
- 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
- 7 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,244,321
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,377,576
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
- 18 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,331,406
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,475,461
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 12
- 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 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,647,530
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,275,856
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 15
- 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 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,770,501
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,717,971
- 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 Volunteers
- 1
- 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
- 3 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,631,637
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,493,587
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- 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
- 7 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,244,321
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,377,576
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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 70001 80000
- 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
- 18 March 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3280677
- Income Investments
- 50729
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3331406
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,475,461
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3475461
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 563182
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 161682
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,475,461
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1942505
- Assets Own Use
- 1942505
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,257,528
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,382,549
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,817,484
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1382549
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,283,492
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2817484
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2817484
- Count Employees
- 79
- 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
- 29 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3606764
- Income Investments
- 40766
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3647530
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,275,856
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3275856
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 78769
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 563921
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 151944
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,961,539
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1881122
- Assets Own Use
- 1881122
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,878,254
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,797,837
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,961,539
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1787577
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 10260
- Assets Cash
- £2,129,070
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2961539
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2961539
- Count Employees
- 81
- 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
- 19 March 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2752804
- Income Investments
- 17697
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2770501
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,717,971
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2717971
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 42338
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 488333
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 124339
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,589,865
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1899421
- Assets Own Use
- 1899421
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,158,614
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,468,170
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,589,865
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1468170
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,086,020
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2589865
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2589865
- Count Employees
- 69
- 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
- 3 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2630697
- Income Investments
- 940
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2631637
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,493,587
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2493587
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 37173
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 908780
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 122219
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,537,335
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1904632
- Assets Own Use
- 1904632
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,776,288
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,143,585
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,537,335
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1143585
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,026,921
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2537335
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2537335
- Count Employees
- 67
- 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
- 7 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2243168
- Income Investments
- 1153
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2244321
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,377,576
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2377576
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 42624
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 402285
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 109006
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,399,285
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1888927
- Assets Own Use
- 1888927
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,614,518
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,104,160
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,399,285
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1097032
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 7128
- Assets Cash
- £1,045,266
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2399285
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2399285
- Count Employees
- 64
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Trafford
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2011-06-09T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/03/2011
- Charitable Objects
- THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AT ALTRINCHAM IN CHESHIRE, OR ELSEWHERE BY ACQUIRING AND TAKING OVER FROM CULCHETH HALL LIMITED (CO NUMBER 525694) AND JANE HELEN TAN RESPECTIVELY THE SCHOOLS KNOWN AS CULCHETH HALL PREPARATORY SCHOOL AND BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL AND RUNNING AND MANAGING THEM TOGETHER AS AN INDEPENDENT PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AND BOYS IN WHICH THEY SHALL BE TAUGHT THE DUTIES AND DOCTRINES OF CHRISTIANITY.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management