WHINFIELD STUDY TRUST

Registered charity 1072370 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision and advancement of education of children and young persons from ages eight to eighteen by operation of a school at Hornby, near Lancaster.

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Latest income

£247k

Latest spending

£183k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,535,114, driven by unrestricted income and transfers from the trading subsidiary. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Gift Aid from subsidiary

“£69,000 (2024: £75,652) was received by the charity from the subsidiary under gift aid.” — page 16

“During the year Whinfield Study Trust made payments totalling £500 to a related party, The Wenning Company Limited (of which Leon White is a director) in relation to the purchase of various kitchen equipment and appliances.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Purchase of kitchen equipment from subsidiary

“£69,000 (2024: £75,652) was received by the charity from the subsidiary under gift aid.” — page 16

“During the year Whinfield Study Trust made payments totalling £500 to a related party, The Wenning Company Limited (of which Leon White is a director) in relation to the purchase of various kitchen equipment and appliances.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: The Wenning Company Limited

“The trading activities of the charity’s trading subsidiary The Wenning Company Limited (Registered Company 07904700), which operates a chain of convenience stores, are undertaken by volunteers.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£1.1m

Total spending

£1.1m

Cost of raising funds

£863k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (95% 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: 78.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dan Fishwick
Leon White
Terry James

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£247k	£183k
31/12/2024	£1.1m	£1.1m
31/12/2023	£1.2m	£1.2m
31/12/2022	£1.3m	£790k
31/12/2021	£753k	£532k

Common questions

Is WHINFIELD STUDY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,535,114, driven by unrestricted income and transfers from the trading subsidiary. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. 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
THE HUGH PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£400k
THE ALL SAINTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST	1	£53k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WINDLE TRUST INTERNATIONAL.

WINDLE TRUST INTERNATIONAL income £5.1m
HALLFIELD SCHOOL TRUST income £7.8m
HINCHLEY WOOD SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT FUND income £123k
DERBY HIGH SCHOOL TRUST income £10.2m
WESTBROOK HAY EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED income £5.7m
The Whinfell Charitable Fund income £395k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WHINFIELD STUDY TRUST	£247k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WINDLE TRUST INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£5.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HALLFIELD SCHOOL TRUST FY2025	£7.8m	£150,001 - £160,000	—	below	—	no doubt
HINCHLEY WOOD SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT FUND FY2024	£123k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DERBY HIGH SCHOOL TRUST FY2025	£10.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WESTBROOK HAY EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2024	£5.7m	—	—	unclear	—	not going concern

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