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THE WREKIN COLLEGE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1103684 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To raise funds to be applied in fulfilling the objects of the charity.

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

Latest income
£563k
Latest spending
£128k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £1,716,000, which significantly exceeds the stated reserves policy target of one year’s regular bursary award commitments. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £530,263 for the year, supported by substantial investment gains, indicating strong financial stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year’s regular bursary award commitments (held: £1.7m)
“The Foundation aims to have sufficient liquid reserves in order to meet one year’s regular bursary award commitments.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations to Wrekin College
“The Foundation is connected to Wrekin Old Hall Trust Limited (‘Wrekin College’) and during the year made donations totalling £111,969 (2024: £233,703) to Wrekin College.” — page 14
“Donations totalling £240 were received from Trustees (2024: £240). All of these donations were unrestricted.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“The Foundation is connected to Wrekin Old Hall Trust Limited (‘Wrekin College’) and during the year made donations totalling £111,969 (2024: £233,703) to Wrekin College.” — page 14
“Donations totalling £240 were received from Trustees (2024: £240). All of these donations were unrestricted.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£563k
Total spending
£128k
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (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
31/07/2025£563k£128k
31/07/2024£217k£249k
31/07/2023£247k£205k
31/07/2022£187k£201k
31/07/2021£176k£164k

Common questions

Is THE WREKIN COLLEGE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £1,716,000, which significantly exceeds the stated reserves policy target of one year’s regular bursary award commitments. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £530,263 for the year, supported by substantial investment gains, indicating strong financial stability. 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
THE DANSON FOUNDATION1£302k
THE TOMLINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£225k
THE WILFRED AND ELSIE ELKES CHARITY FUND1£24k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
The Brindle Foundation1£14k
DAVID FORBES-NIXON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£11k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION1£5k
GRAFF FOUNDATION1£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WREXHAM (PAROCHIAL) EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WREKIN COLLEGE FOUNDATION£563k—0above—no doubt
THE WREXHAM (PAROCHIAL) EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2024£428k—0above—no doubt
THE WREKIN OLD HALL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£12.7m——unclear—no doubt
CLIFTON COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£171k—0below0.1%no doubt
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire FY2025£4.6m——unclear—no doubt
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION FY2025£155k—0unclear—no doubt

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