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Sherborne Schools Group

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Sherborne Schools Group is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about Sherborne Schools Group?

Reported income · year ending 2025-06-30
£83,987,000
Reported spending · year ending 2025-06-30
£53,437,000
Registered charity number
1081228
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Sherborne
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.sherborne.org

Quick answer

Sherborne Schools Group (number 1081228) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Sherborne Schools Group do?

The advancement of education, including the provision of boarding and/or schooling for children of either or both sexes in Sherborne.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Sherborne Schools Group

Answers Sherborne Schools Group gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Sherborne Schools Group's highest-paid staff paid?

Sherborne Schools Group's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports 46 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£250,001–£300,0001
£150,001–£200,0001
£140,001–£150,0001
£90,001–£100,0001
£80,001–£90,0003
£70,001–£80,00017
£60,001–£70,00022

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Sherborne Schools Group's money come from?

Sherborne Schools Group reported £84m total income for the year ending 30 June 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £49m (58%), donations and legacies £31m (37%), trading and fundraising events £2.6m (3%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £1,000.

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£49m · 58%
  • Donations and legacies£31m · 37%
  • Trading and fundraising events£2.6m · 3%
  • Investments£852k · 1%
  • Other income£33k · 0%

Does Sherborne Schools Group receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Sherborne Schools Group. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Sherborne Schools Group reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Sherborne Schools Group as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Sherborne Schools Group's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
04002575 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
Sherborne School
Where it says it operates
Dorset

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Other Charitable Activities.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

Linked funds and trusts

The register records these funds under parent charity number 1081228. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.

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What causes is Sherborne Schools Group registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for Sherborne Schools Group yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Sherborne Schools Group. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Sherborne Schools Group a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Sherborne Schools Group as a registered charity (number 1081228) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Sherborne Schools Group's charity number?
Sherborne Schools Group's charity number is 1081228. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1081228?
Search 1081228 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Sherborne Schools Group do?
The advancement of education, including the provision of boarding and/or schooling for children of either or both sexes in Sherborne.
Does Sherborne Schools Group have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Sherborne Schools Group. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Sherborne Schools Group?
Sherborne Schools Group's website listed in our register data is http://www.sherborne.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Sherborne Schools Group's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Sherborne Schools Group's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports 46 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Sherborne Schools Group's money come from?
Sherborne Schools Group reported £84m total income for the year ending 30 June 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £49m (58%), donations and legacies £31m (37%), trading and fundraising events £2.6m (3%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £1,000.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Sherborne Schools Group?
The register records Sherborne Schools Group as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Sherborne Schools Group's trustees paid?
Sherborne Schools Group's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was Sherborne Schools Group previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Sherborne Schools Group: Sherborne School.
When was Sherborne Schools Group registered as a charity?
Sherborne Schools Group was entered on the register on 22 June 2000. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04002575).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.