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We are privileged to receive the generous support of so many members of the Bolton School community, and take our responsibilities in the stewardship and management of these gifts seriously:
• Every donation we receive goes directly to support the bursary scheme or to the purpose directed by the donor - all costs associated with the running of the Development Office are borne entirely by the School;
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• Outside School hours, we use our buildings and facilities to generate income, with the annual profits from the School’s trading arm, BSSL, and the School’s Nursery gifted back to School to support our bursary scheme;
• The bursary funds held by the School are managed with care by the Governing Body’s Investment Committee to ensure investment gains are maximised whilst safely preserving the capital for the future;
• The School’s Clerk and Treasurer applies a strict formula to calculate the total annual funds available to spend on bursaries, in order to preserve and grow the value of the School’s bursary funds in an endowment style, thus ensuring financial support remains available to both current and future pupils;
• All bursaries are entirely means-tested, awarded via a transparent and rigorous allocations process designed to ensure that financial support reaches those who are the most deserving of it. This allocations process, which includes detailed financial checks and individual interviews, is reviewed annually, and all bursary applications are renewed entirely at the end of Year 11, before a child’s admission to the Sixth Form.
The Development Office is responsible for all fundraising activity in support of the Bolton School Foundation. If you would like to make a gift to support the School’s bursary scheme, or are considering remembering the School in your will, please contact Laura Firth, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, on 01204 434718, or at development@boltonschool.org, who will be happy to discuss with you, in confidence, how you might choose to support the School.
