Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, we are registered with the Charity Commission. Our registration is 1179820.

It was our co-founder, Mr Manos Poularas’ wish following his passing in 2008 that we make the transition to charitable status ensuring ACS continues to provide an outstanding international education for future generations of students. ACS has been operating as a not for profit since then until it became a UK registered charity in September 2018.

As a charity we are committed to broadening access to our schools and to developing inspirational educational spaces for our students to thrive as confident and resilient individuals. Unfortunately, there is only so much we can afford to do with your school fees. Fundraising accelerates our plans for each campus and also provides more opportunities for young people to access an ACS education.

There are a number of ways to give to ACS:

• You can donate through a small, regular gift making monthly, quarterly or annual donations, find out more here.
• You can make a multi-year pledge if you would like to make a larger gift, find out more here.

We welcome any gift, no matter how small. Larger gifts really help accelerate our future campus plans.

Yes, please contact [email protected]

We have three main priorities for each of our schools, if you would like to discuss making a gift to another area please contact the Development team at [email protected]

Your donation qualifies for Gift Aid if you pay tax in the UK, and have signed the Gift Aid declaration. Every £1 that you donate with Gift Aid is worth £1.25 to ACS International Schools at no extra cost to you.

Yes, ACS is a partner of the British Schools and Universities Foundation (BSUF), a section 501©(3) based in New York. Please see guidance on how to donate here 

Yes. If you would like your donation to be anonymous, please tick the relevant box on the paper or online donation form. If you choose to make your gift anonymously, we will continue to send you fundraising and alumni communications, but we will not include your name in our Donor Wall.

We have separate restricted funds set up for each UK school. If you do not wish to donate to a specific school, we have a general fund called Area of Greatest Need. If you would like to make a larger gift please contact the Development team at [email protected]

As a donor, we will be communicating with you how your donation has made a difference on your school as part of our annual charity & fundraising report.

Over the next 10 years in the UK, we aspire to modest, managed growth as a thriving community of learners at all of our schools. Any growth would be in line with our expectations for quality and success.

Through prudent financial management and oversight, financing, and philanthropy. We hope that up to 20% of the cost will be supported through the generosity of parents, alumni, and friends of the schools.

We recognise that school fees are a very important outlay for many parents and we aim for any increases to be limited to modest fee increases only. Fees are reviewed annually with careful consideration, consistent with our quality aims and parent affordability. As a charity, all school fees are reinvested, there is no shareholder dividend.

No, means-tested bursaries are for students who do not have sufficient financial means to afford our tuition fees. There is a rigorous process for assessing and awarding bursary applications from new and existing students. Means-tested bursaries form part of our annual public benefit statement which we report to the Charities Commission. Staff bursaries are an employment benefit and will not be funded through philanthropic donation. These do not count as part of our public benefit statement.