WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1088415 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The object for which the Foundation is established is to advance education by the provision of a school or schools in or near Wakefield or elsewhere in Britain and by ancillary or incidental educational activities and other associated activities for the benefit of the community.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group reported net current liabilities of £1,837,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to net current assets of £218,000 in the prior year. Total assets less current liabilities decreased from £26,721,000 to £24,097,000, with unrestricted funds falling from £16,810,000 to £13,642,000.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Dr R Brookes — Executive Head of WGSF (source)
- Mrs E Gill — Head of Prep Section (source)
- Mrs A Eggleston — Deputy Head (Senior) and Director of Curriculum (source)
- Mrs L Butler — Deputy Head (Prep) and Director of Curriculum (source)
- Mr J Harris — Deputy Head (Senior) and Director of Pupils (source)
- Mr S Rowley — Director of Pupils (Prep) (source)
- Dr S Duerden-Brown — Director of Teaching and Learning (source)
- Mr R Thompson — Director of Enrichment (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- SHINE — “SHINE is a leading educational charity whose focus is social mobility through education. We are the first school in West Yorkshire to be awa…” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
22 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (19 freehold); recorded price paid £1.8m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£18k
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: City Of Wakefield
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported net current liabilities of £1,837,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to net current assets of £218,000 in the prior year. Total assets less current liabilities decreased from £26,721,000 to £24,097,000, with unrestricted funds falling from £16,810,000 to £13,642,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.
Government & lottery funding
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