WESTHILL ENDOWMENT

Registered charity 1104736 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Westhill Endowment makes grants to organisations that demonstrate outcomes in Christian Education which may include all religions or none. The Charity provides educational resources on free loan (CreateTalk Programme) including sculptures and garments which help understanding of suffering and loss, children's Spirited Arts pictures and textiles/ needlework concerning Peace and Reconciliation.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£508k
Latest spending
£489k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £15,927,118 to £15,698,355 due to a net expenditure of £228,763, driven by an unrealised loss on investments. However, the trustees consider the current level of funding adequate to support the continuation of existing activities, with free reserves of £1,001,687 exceeding the stated policy target of covering one year's grant expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year's worth of grant expenditure (held: £1.0m)
“Westhill's policy is to seek to maintain sufficient general funds at a level which provides sufficient free funds to cover about one year's worth of grant expenditure.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by J W Hinks LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles 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.

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

Total income
£508k
Total spending
£489k
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~24.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£508k£489k
31/07/2024£663k£539k
31/07/2023£482k£387k
31/07/2022£486k£382k
31/07/2021£450k£334k

Common questions

Is WESTHILL ENDOWMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £15,927,118 to £15,698,355 due to a net expenditure of £228,763, driven by an unrealised loss on investments. However, the trustees consider the current level of funding adequate to support the continuation of existing activities, with free reserves of £1,001,687 exceeding the stated policy target of covering one year's grant expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by J W Hinks LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WESTHILL ENDOWMENT£508k—0unclear—no doubt
CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL MILLENNIUM ENDOWMENT TRUST FY2025£295k—0unclear—no doubt
COLESHILL GRAMMAR SCHOOL ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION FY2025£189k—0unclear—no doubt
HILLSIDE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£213k—0unclear—no doubt
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
WEST HILL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2024£1.2m——unclear—noted

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