THE WORTH FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1068782 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WORTH UNLIMITED

WORKING WITH MARGINALISED YOUNG PEOPLEBUILDIND HOPE, UNLOCKING POTENTIAL AND REALISING WORTH IN YOUNG PEOPLE

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£653k
Latest spending
£647k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £5,945 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total gross income of £653,422. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £214,579, comprising £129,500 in designated funds and £85,079 in other unrestricted funds, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover three months of operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £215k)
“The reserves policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover 3 months operating costs (salaries and fixed overheads).” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchases from Giraffe HR Limited, a company in which a trustee is a Director.
“During the year, the company made purchases of £6,295 from Giraffe HR Limited, a company in which a trustee of the charity is a Director. There was no amount due to the related party at the year end. Total amount of donations received without conditions from trustees and other related parties during the year was £4,445.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Worth Unlimited (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Total income
£653k
Total spending
£647k
Reserves (reported)
£130k
Employees
23

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (72% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£653k£647k
31/08/2024£654k£626k
31/08/2023£818k£889k
31/08/2022£899k£825k
31/08/2021£695k£692k

Common questions

Is THE WORTH FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £5,945 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total gross income of £653,422. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £214,579, comprising £129,500 in designated funds and £85,079 in other unrestricted funds, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover three months of operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE WORTH FOUNDATION LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WORTH FOUNDATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include LOCAL TRUST, THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST, BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, THE SHELDON TRUST, THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LOCAL TRUSTFY2023£122kBig Local area: Firs & Bromford
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£66kChildren / Young People
BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£7kGrants paid in relation to charitable activities undertaken by others
THE SHELDON TRUSTFY2024£6kYouth Development
THE SHELDON TRUSTFY2023£6kYouth Development
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2024£5kA learning hub providing skills & qualifications for disadvantaged young people
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2022£5kTo provide play opportunities for young people to help them re-engage with their peer group and their community after the pandemic
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2023£5kA learning hub providing skills & qualifications for disadvantaged young people
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3kEducation and Training
ROTHERHAM DONCASTER AND SOUTH HUMBER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDFY2026£3kMentoring Young People to Achieve Their Potential
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kChildren / Young People
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kEducation and Training
BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£3kCore Missions
BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£2k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2kChildren and Youth
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE DWF FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kChildren and Youth
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2023£1k
WM BROOKE BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2024£1k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2023£1k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
WM BROOKE BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2023£160

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund01/11/2024£20kWorth Create
The National Lottery Community Fund08/06/2023£359kWorth Unlimited in Waltham Forest
The National Lottery Community Fund07/03/2023£250kSpark Mental Health
The National Lottery Community Fund01/07/2022£10kLowerhouses Food and Fun
UK government29/07/2020£98kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund31/01/2020£292kWorth Unlimited
The National Lottery Community Fund24/10/2019£120kSpark Emotional Wellbeing Project
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2019£130kTogether We Can! extension
UK government01/04/2019£44kYouth Investment Fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/08/2018£23k"Stories from Storey's"
Sport England25/04/2017£6kBasketball at Priory Court
UK government01/04/2017£44kYouth Investment Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund07/09/2016£374kTogether We Can!
The National Lottery Community Fund31/08/2016£7kLet's Cook Healthy - Parents Cooking Classes
The National Lottery Community Fund19/08/2015£10kLet's Create Cooking Club
The National Lottery Community Fund17/11/2011£9kDevenishgirl bakery work integration social enterprise
The National Lottery Community Fund24/04/2006£5kYounge peoples counselling service
The National Lottery Community Fund09/09/2005£146kLife-skills courses for young people
UK government—£44kYouth Investment Fund

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WORTH FOUNDATION LIMITED£653k—0above—no doubt
WORTH PARK PLAYGROUP FY2025£143k—0unclear—no doubt
MW (HO) FOUNDATION FY2024£207k—0unclear—no doubt
WORTH SCHOOL FY2025£25.0m——below—no doubt
W WING YIP AND BROTHERS FOUNDATION FY2024£119k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S KINGS WORTHY FY2025£191k—0above—no doubt

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