- Tier 1 (micro organisations) from £40 to £52;
- Tier 2 (small and medium organisations) from £60 to £78;
- Tier 3 (large organisations) from £2,900 to £3,763.
A reminder for Multi-Academy Trusts... yes, you may be a large organisation, however when registering for the fee, select "Public body", then after completing your details, ensure that you select yes for the question "Is your organisation a charity, does it have exempt charitable status?". The Academies Act 2010 states (there is more of course, but this is the important bit in this instance):
Section 12 Charitable [and trust corporation] status of Academy proprietors etc
(1) A qualifying Academy proprietor is a charity.
Selecting yes to this question results in you being automatically classified as Tier 1.
Edit 31 January: What about maintained schools?
The law (School Standards and Framework Act 1998, section 23) states:
The following shall be charities:
(a) the governing body of any foundation, voluntary or foundation special school; and
(b)any foundation body established under section 21;
but no governing body of a community or community special school shall be a charity.
The DfE guidance is as follows:
"Academies, sixth form colleges, voluntary aided, voluntary controlled and foundation trust schools are exempt charities. Such institutions are not registered or directly regulated by the Charity Commission (“the Commission”); they are instead regulated by a Principal Regulator. Exempt charities must have charitable purposes and apply them for the public benefit and they must comply with charity and company law."
What about other maintained schools - e.g. community schools?
As the Standards Act referenced above states clearly - if you are a community school, you cannot claim the charitable exemption.
What about independent schools?
Though recently in the news regarding their charitable status and tax position, independent schools (if registered charities) did not lose their charitable status, only their tax status changed.
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