THOMAS WILSON EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1003771 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE TEDDINGTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITY

To promote the Education of persons under 25 who are resident in the area of Teddington, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN TEDDINGTON OR THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

Area of benefit: TEDDINGTON, OR THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£239k
Latest spending
£92k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust held unrestricted cash funds of £498,332 at the end of the year, representing a net increase from the previous year. The Trustees report confirms that quarterly rentals were paid in full and on time, and the lease for the Dame School building was renegotiated for another 15 years.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rent from School (90% of income)
“Rent from School 215,005” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: upkeep of the ‘Dame School’ building and to continue awarding grants in any interregnum (held: £498k)
“Reserves are held for the purposes of the upkeep of the ‘Dame School’ building for which TWET is responsible and so that, should the lessees leave, the Trust can continue to award grants in any interregnum.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£239k£92k
31/12/2023£144k£141k
31/12/2022£124k£110k
31/12/2021£109k£83k
31/12/2020£185k£123k

Common questions

Is THOMAS WILSON EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust held unrestricted cash funds of £498,332 at the end of the year, representing a net increase from the previous year. The Trustees report confirms that quarterly rentals were paid in full and on time, and the lease for the Dame School building was renegotiated for another 15 years. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.