Tonbridge School (number 1097977) 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 Tonbridge School do?
The objects of the charity are the advancement of education by the provision and conduct of a school at Tonbridge for boys as boarders, and, if the trustees think fit, as day boys and by ancillary or incidental educational activities and other associated activities for the overall benefit of the community.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Tonbridge School
Answers Tonbridge School 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 Tonbridge School's highest-paid staff paid?
Tonbridge School's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports 93 employees paid more than £60,000, including 10 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £300,001–£350,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£300,001–£350,000
1
£200,001–£250,000
1
£120,001–£130,000
2
£110,001–£120,000
1
£100,001–£110,000
5
£90,001–£100,000
12
£80,001–£90,000
22
£70,001–£80,000
26
£60,001–£70,000
23
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Tonbridge School's money come from?
Tonbridge School reported £47m total income for the year ending 30 June 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £40m (84%), trading and fundraising events £3.6m (8%), donations and legacies £2.8m (6%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £124k.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£40m · 84%
Trading and fundraising events£3.6m · 8%
Donations and legacies£2.8m · 6%
Investments£1.1m · 2%
Does Tonbridge School receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Tonbridge School. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Tonbridge School 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 Tonbridge School 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
Tonbridge School's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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 1097977. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.
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What does Tonbridge School do?
The objects of the charity are the advancement of education by the provision and conduct of a school at Tonbridge for boys as boarders, and, if the trustees think fit, as day boys and by ancillary or incidental educational activities and other associated activities for the overall benefit of the community.
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How can I donate to Tonbridge School?
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How much is Tonbridge School's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Tonbridge School's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports 93 employees paid more than £60,000, including 10 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £300,001–£350,000 (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 Tonbridge School's money come from?
Tonbridge School reported £47m total income for the year ending 30 June 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £40m (84%), trading and fundraising events £3.6m (8%), donations and legacies £2.8m (6%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £124k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Tonbridge School?
The register records Tonbridge School 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 Tonbridge School's trustees paid?
Tonbridge School's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Tonbridge School registered as a charity?
Tonbridge School was entered on the register on 12 June 2003. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04787097).