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THE WOODARD CORPORATION

Registered charity 1096270 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WOODWARD CORPORATION

The Woodard Corporation is the holding company for a group of faith schools operating in the independent sector and a sponsor of academies. Woodard is unique in that its structure includes for affiliation with maintained sector schools. Woodard schools are open to people of all faiths, and of no faith. Their aim is to provide the very best all round education of every aspect of each individual.

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Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that group consolidated net assets increased to £293 million, with unrestricted reserves rising to £187 million. However, the trustees report that there are no group free reserves, as unrestricted funds are primarily invested in tangible fixed assets used for charitable activities. The Board considers the balance sheet strength and stable cash flows adequate to meet future obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £270,001 - £280,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“£270,001 - £280,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £775k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£10.9m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~116.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (74% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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£1.9m£1.1m
31/08/2024£1.7m£1.3m
31/08/2023£1.5m£1.8m
31/08/2022£1.1m£1.8m
31/08/2021£1.2m£2.1m

Common questions

Is THE WOODARD CORPORATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that group consolidated net assets increased to £293 million, with unrestricted reserves rising to £187 million. However, the trustees report that there are no group free reserves, as unrestricted funds are primarily invested in tangible fixed assets used for charitable activities. The Board considers the balance sheet strength and stable cash flows adequate to meet future obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE WOODARD CORPORATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £270,001 - £280,000 band.

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
THE OUNDLE SCHOOL FOUNDATION1£1.3m
THE GROCERS' CHARITY1£975k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOODARD SCHOOLS (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE) LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WOODARD CORPORATION£1.9m£270,001 - £280,000—unclear—no doubt
WOODARD SCHOOLS (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE) LIMITED FY2025£13.1m£140,001 - £150,000—unclear—material uncertainty
WOODFORD GREEN PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£5.3m——unclear—no doubt
KING'S SCHOOLS TAUNTON LTD FY2025£16.8m——below—no doubt
WOODLANDS GROUP OF CHURCHES FY2026£2.3m—0unclear—no doubt
THE CORPORATION OF OUNDLE SCHOOL FY2025£53.4m£210,001 - £220,000121above—no doubt

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