WALLSCOURT FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1050468 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation's objects are to advance and further education and learning at or in connection with the University of the West of England, Bristol. It furthers these objects by providing or assisting in the provision of funds and/or physical resources to or for the purposes of the University.

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£875k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group held unrestricted reserves of £41.6m and undesignated free reserves of £23.4m at the end of the year, with a net income of £5k. The trustees confirm the group is a going concern, supported by a continuing stream of rental income and adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: Bristol Polytechnic Enterprises (Developments) Limited
“The charity's wholly owned subsidiary, Bristol Polytechnic Enterprises (Developments) Limited was established to own the LECHL and undertake any other suitable trading or investment activities.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£875k
Cost of raising funds
£41k
Reserves (reported)
£41.6m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (82% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.4m£875k
31/08/2024£1.7m£809k
31/08/2023£1.3m£1.1m
31/08/2022£7.0m£2.1m
31/08/2021£853k£1.4m

Common questions

Is WALLSCOURT FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group held unrestricted reserves of £41.6m and undesignated free reserves of £23.4m at the end of the year, with a net income of £5k. The trustees confirm the group is a going concern, supported by a continuing stream of rental income and adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WALLSCOURT FOUNDATION£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt
WELLESLEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
WALTER BIGG FOUNDATION FOR WALLINGFORD SCHOOL FY2025£129k—0below—no doubt
WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£23.7m—0unclear—no doubt
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SCHOOL FY2025£36.3m——unclear—no doubt

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