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The Independent Schools' Bursars Association

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The Independent Schools' Bursars Association is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about The Independent Schools' Bursars Association?

Reported income · year ending 2024-12-31
£3,883,500
Reported spending · year ending 2024-12-31
£3,917,429
Registered charity number
1121757
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
London
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

The Independent Schools' Bursars Association (number 1121757) 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 The Independent Schools' Bursars Association do?

ISBA aims to support and advance the financial and operational performance in schools. It achieves this through: providing accurate and timely training, advising and assisting schools so as to help them benefit the public through achieving the highest standards of administration and ancillary services.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Independent Schools' Bursars Association

Answers The Independent Schools' Bursars Association gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Independent Schools' Bursars Association's highest-paid staff paid?

The Independent Schools' Bursars Association's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 6 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£150,001–£200,0001
£120,001–£130,0001
£100,001–£110,0001
£90,001–£100,0001
£70,001–£80,0001
£60,001–£70,0001

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

Where does The Independent Schools' Bursars Association's money come from?

The Independent Schools' Bursars Association reported £3.9m total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £2m (52%), charitable activities £1.8m (47%), investments £36k (1%).

  • Trading and fundraising events£2m · 52%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.8m · 47%
  • Investments£36k · 1%

Does The Independent Schools' Bursars Association receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for The Independent Schools' Bursars Association. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

The Independent Schools' Bursars Association 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 does not record The Independent Schools' Bursars Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

The Independent Schools' Bursars Association's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
06410037 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Argentina · Australia · Brazil · China · Egypt · Greece · Japan

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body; 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.

What causes is The Independent Schools' Bursars Association registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Independent Schools' Bursars Association yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Independent Schools' Bursars Association. 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 The Independent Schools' Bursars Association a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Independent Schools' Bursars Association as a registered charity (number 1121757) 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 The Independent Schools' Bursars Association's charity number?
The Independent Schools' Bursars Association's charity number is 1121757. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1121757?
Search 1121757 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 The Independent Schools' Bursars Association do?
ISBA aims to support and advance the financial and operational performance in schools. It achieves this through: providing accurate and timely training, advising and assisting schools so as to help them benefit the public through achieving the highest standards of administration and ancillary services.
Does The Independent Schools' Bursars Association have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Independent Schools' Bursars Association. 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 The Independent Schools' Bursars Association?
The Independent Schools' Bursars Association's website listed in our register data is http://www.theisba.org.uk. 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 The Independent Schools' Bursars Association's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Independent Schools' Bursars Association's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 6 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (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 The Independent Schools' Bursars Association's money come from?
The Independent Schools' Bursars Association reported £3.9m total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £2m (52%), charitable activities £1.8m (47%), investments £36k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Independent Schools' Bursars Association?
The register does not record The Independent Schools' Bursars Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Independent Schools' Bursars Association's trustees paid?
The Independent Schools' Bursars Association's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Independent Schools' Bursars Association registered as a charity?
The Independent Schools' Bursars Association was entered on the register on 30 November 2007. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06410037).

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.