THE WILBERFORCE TRUST
Registered charity 1087065 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Provision of tenanted accommodation,support staff, training & rehabilitation services, learning & social activities for children & adults. Equipment training & provision including, Information technology devices. Comprehensive advice and guidance, living with visual impairment including other disabilities specialist training for care workers, companies & other services. Community services.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus on operations of £441k and reported total unrestricted general funds of £4.2m at year-end. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves exceeds the stated policy target of approximately £1m, providing adequate security for the Trust.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by HPH Chartered Accountants. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Wilberforce Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- LESLIE, Stuart James — director, appointed 03/02/2026on trustee list
- HOGSTON, Susan Maureen — director, appointed 13/01/2026on trustee list
- ARIF, Nafees — director, appointed 13/01/2026on trustee list
- SHANKS, Christopher Raymond — director, appointed 11/11/2025on trustee list
- WALLACE, Elizabeth Anne — director, appointed 23/07/2024on trustee list
- THOMPSON, Kate — director, appointed 23/07/2024on trustee list
- MWANGI, Anne Wanjiru — director, appointed 19/01/2021on trustee list
- ANELAY, Charles Thomas — director, appointed 03/06/2020on trustee list
- ASPINALL, Colin Paul — director, appointed 27/03/2017on trustee list
- THOMPSON, Emma — secretary, appointed 15/06/2026
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £400k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: The Wilberforce Trust — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 21/06/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£84k
Reported reserves equal ~10.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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- The Wilberforce Trust: Good (25/08/2018) · CQC record
- COLIN ASPINALLchair
- Anne Mwangi
- Charles Anelay · trustee of 1 other charity
- Christopher Raymond Shanks
- Elizabeth Anne Wallace
- Kate Thompson
- Nafees Arif
- Stuart Leslie
- Susan Maureen Hogston
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: City Of York · North Yorkshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE WILBERFORCE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus on operations of £441k and reported total unrestricted general funds of £4.2m at year-end. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves exceeds the stated policy target of approximately £1m, providing adequate security for the Trust. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HPH Chartered Accountants.
Who funds THE WILBERFORCE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WILBERFORCE TRUST as a grant recipient include PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATION, THE POWELL FAMILY FOUNDATION, ED DE NUNZIO CHARITABLE TRUST, THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST, TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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