CCEW Charity Commission profile

AUSTIN FRIARS

Registered charity 516289 · organisation 516289

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Overdue
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
3 April 1985
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01894340
Financial period
1 September 2023 – 31 August 2024
Latest income
£5,428,157
Latest expenditure
£5,380,944
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Austin Friars School, Etterby Scaur, Carlisle, CA3 9PB

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

As the only Independent day school for girls and boys aged 3 - 18 in the North of Cumbria and south-west Scotland, Austin Friars is continuing to develop its strong reputation for meeting the individual needs of all its 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
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
10 June 2025
Date Accounts Received
10 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£5,428,157
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,380,944
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
26 June 2024
Date Accounts Received
26 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,829,643
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,912,473
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
8 June 2023
Date Accounts Received
8 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,600,919
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,695,818
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
9 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
9 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£4,693,140
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,439,918

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
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
10 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£5,428,157
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,380,944
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
2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
12
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
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
26 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,829,643
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,912,473
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
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
1
Count Volunteers
7
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
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
8 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,600,919
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,695,818
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
7
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
Count Volunteers
5
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
9 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£4,693,140
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,439,918
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£324,754
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
5
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
3
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
Count Volunteers
10
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2019
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2020
Ar Due Date
30 June 2021
Ar Received Date
9 July 2021
Total Gross Income
£5,040,438
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,851,291
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
£5
Income From Government Grants
£371,129
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 90001 100000
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
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
10 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
25865
Income Other Trading Activities
202818
Income Charitable Activities
5116382
Income Investments
41547
Income Other
41545
Income Total Income And Endowments
5428157
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£7,753
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,175,693
Expenditure Other
197498
Expenditure Total
5380944
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
32275
Expenditure Support Costs
262713
Expenditure Depreciation
926716
Gain Loss Investment
10242
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
414366
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
9007756
Assets Own Use
7936870
Assets Long Term Investment
1070886
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,180,329
Assets Total Liabilities
£6,826,366
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,361,719
Creditors One Year Total Current
5535743
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1290623
Assets Cash
£900,128
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
6325373
Funds Restricted
36346
Funds Total
6361719
Count Employees
92
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
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
26 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
58334
Income Other Trading Activities
203230
Income Charitable Activities
4489726
Income Investments
24486
Income Other
53867
Income Total Income And Endowments
4829643
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£68,015
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,629,230
Expenditure Other
215228
Expenditure Total
4912473
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
37671
Expenditure Support Costs
284854
Expenditure Depreciation
794418
Gain Loss Investment
-123
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
356864
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
8108446
Assets Own Use
7952629
Assets Long Term Investment
155817
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£583,725
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,387,907
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,304,264
Creditors One Year Total Current
1016852
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1371055
Assets Cash
£349,347
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
6266588
Funds Restricted
37676
Funds Total
6304264
Count Employees
79
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
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
8 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
68522
Income Other Trading Activities
243643
Income Charitable Activities
4371448
Income Investments
4651
Income Other
34767
Income Total Income And Endowments
4723031
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£26,197
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,425,978
Expenditure Other
243643
Expenditure Total
4695818
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
35768
Expenditure Support Costs
237658
Expenditure Depreciation
229590
Gain Loss Investment
-6866
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-3142243
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£5,972,402
Assets Total Fixed
7861768
Assets Own Use
7755829
Assets Long Term Investment
105939
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£726,313
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,557,728
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,030,353
Creditors One Year Total Current
1088161
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1469567
Assets Cash
£576,669
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5972403
Funds Restricted
57950
Funds Total
6030353
Count Employees
94
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
9 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
345126
Income Other Trading Activities
94423
Income Charitable Activities
4234834
Income Investments
2508
Income Other
16249
Income Total Income And Endowments
4693140
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£2,133
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,245,429
Expenditure Other
192356
Expenditure Total
4439918
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
239332
Expenditure Depreciation
227030
Gain Loss Investment
112805
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
7906804
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,719,941
Assets Total Fixed
8019609
Assets Own Use
7906804
Assets Long Term Investment
112805
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£881,222
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,768,714
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,132,117
Creditors One Year Total Current
1090246
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1678468
Assets Cash
£714,268
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
6108993
Funds Restricted
23124
Funds Total
6132117
Count Employees
100
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2019
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2020
Ar Due Date
30 June 2021
Ar Received Date
9 July 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
401816
Income Other Trading Activities
189703
Income Charitable Activities
4415677
Income Investments
3760
Income Other
29482
Income Total Income And Endowments
5040438
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£6,891
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,602,468
Expenditure Other
241932
Expenditure Total
4851291
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
42267
Expenditure Support Costs
260481
Expenditure Depreciation
232926
Gain Loss Investment
-1917
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-126472
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
8212224
Assets Own Use
8118280
Assets Long Term Investment
93944
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£802,653
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,154,842
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,860,035
Creditors One Year Total Current
1071254
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2083588
Assets Cash
£600,846
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5837410
Funds Restricted
22625
Funds Total
5860035
Count Employees
104
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cumbria
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
AUSTIN FRIARS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1985-04-03T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/03/1985AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/12/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/03/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/04/2003AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 04/06/2003AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 29/09/2015AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 07 JUN 2016
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE CARRYING ON OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE CARLISLE AREA
Area Of Benefit
CARLISLE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
199267
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
AUSTIN FRIARS & ST MONICA'S PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED
Charity Name Id
199270
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ST MONICA'S PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED
Charity Name Id
569437
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
AUSTIN FRIARS SCHOOL

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Care Quality Commission

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures