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THE WALTER AND LIESEL SCHWAB CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1091870 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Walter & Liesel Schwab Charitable Trust was established to assist young refugees and asylum seekers in accessing education. The Trust gives small grants to help young refugees and asylum seekers with their studies. Grants range from helping with transport costs, computers and books to helping with fees as necessary. The grants are dependent on the young person's immigration status.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£254k
Latest spending
£284k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,749 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by expenditure exceeding income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £50,055, which is below the stated policy target of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £50k; policy: three and six month’s expenditure)
“At 31 August 2025, the reserves stand at £969,354 (2024: £981,103) of which £50,055 (2024: £50,045) were unrestricted and £919,299 (2024: £931,058) were restricted.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The trustee Baroness Sally Hamwee is also a trustee in "The Jane Goodman Charitable Trust". The donations received during the year from The Jane Goodman Charitable Trust for Goodman Scholarships are £Nil (2024: £Nil).
“The trustee Baroness Sally Hamwee is also a trustee in "The Jane Goodman Charitable Trust". The donations received during the year from The Jane Goodman Charitable Trust for Goodman Scholarships are £Nil (2024: £Nil). The donations received from the trustee Baroness Julia Neuberger £Nil (2024: £200) and from Neuberger Family £Nil (2024: £Nil) during the year.” — page 18
“The donations received from the trustee Baroness Julia Neuberger £Nil (2024: £200) and from Neuberger Family £Nil (2024: £Nil) during the year.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustee Baroness Julia Neuberger were £Nil (2024: £200).
“The trustee Baroness Sally Hamwee is also a trustee in "The Jane Goodman Charitable Trust". The donations received during the year from The Jane Goodman Charitable Trust for Goodman Scholarships are £Nil (2024: £Nil). The donations received from the trustee Baroness Julia Neuberger £Nil (2024: £200) and from Neuberger Family £Nil (2024: £Nil) during the year.” — page 18
“The donations received from the trustee Baroness Julia Neuberger £Nil (2024: £200) and from Neuberger Family £Nil (2024: £Nil) during the year.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£254k£284k
31/08/2024£228k£300k
01/05/2023£386k£347k
01/05/2022£100k£312k
01/05/2021£96k£335k

Common questions

Is THE WALTER AND LIESEL SCHWAB CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,749 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by expenditure exceeding income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £50,055, which is below the stated policy target of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JUSTICE COLLABORATIONS1£621k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST1£334k
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED1£171k
THE BROMLEY TRUST1£70k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION1£50k
Charity of Thomas Dawson1£29k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST1£27k
THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY1£21k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SWANLAND EDUCATION AFRICA TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WALTER AND LIESEL SCHWAB CHARITABLE TRUST£254k—0below—no doubt
SWANLAND EDUCATION AFRICA TRUST FY2025£103k—0below—no doubt
SCHREIBER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£820k—0unclear—no doubt
ASYLUM WELCOME FY2025£1.6mUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
THE JONGEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£22.3m—0above—no doubt
THE IMMIGRANTS' AID TRUST FY2025£106k—0unclear—no doubt

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