THE SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT CHARITY

Registered charity 1002755 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support a wide range of charitable projects with an emphasis on social reform in England, particularly the Yorkshire region, as well as Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£113k

Latest spending

£206k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £2,576,592, a decrease from £2,795,670 in the prior year. The trustees' report indicates that all income is distributed every year with none being held in reserve, and the reserves held are purely of a capital nature to generate future investment income.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: All income is distributed every year with none being held in reserve (held: £2.6m)

“All income is distributed every year with none being held in reserve; the reserves held by the charity are purely of a capital nature.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

MARTIN SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT MBEchair
Annie May Wainwright Scott
HUGH PATRICK ILIFFE SCOTT
Jessie Scott
Oliver Andrew Laurence Wainwright
PENNY WAINWRIGHT
Rosie Martha Wainwright Scott
TESSA WAINWRIGHT
Thomas Scurrah Wainwright
Thomas Winslow

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: South Africa · Throughout England · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£113k	£206k
05/04/2024	£151k	£193k
05/04/2023	£105k	£205k
05/04/2022	£76k	£195k
05/04/2021	£71k	£221k

Common questions

Is THE SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £2,576,592, a decrease from £2,795,670 in the prior year. The trustees' report indicates that all income is distributed every year with none being held in reserve, and the reserves held are purely of a capital nature to generate future investment income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION	1	£30k
THE PAULINE AVIGES-GRAHAM FOUNDATION	1	£30k
THE BAND TRUST	1	£25k
GREATER MANCHESTER YOUTH NETWORK	1	£20k
THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STROND	1	£11k
THE FRENCH HUGUENOT CHURCH OF LONDON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHARITY OF JANE WRIGHT.

THE CHARITY OF JANE WRIGHT income £116k
THE SCS TRUST income £166k
THE SCARAMOUCHE SAILING TRUST income £351k
WANSDYKE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £130k
THE ERIC WRIGHT CHARITABLE TRUST income £308.9m
SWFT CHARITY income £343k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT CHARITY	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHARITY OF JANE WRIGHT FY2025	£116k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SCS TRUST FY2024	£166k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE SCARAMOUCHE SAILING TRUST FY2025	£351k	—	unclear	12.0%	no doubt
WANSDYKE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£130k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ERIC WRIGHT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£308.9m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.