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SOUTH WEST GRID FOR LEARNING TRUST

Registered charity 1120354 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC051351 (OSCR)

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Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£2.2m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £2,280,367, resulting in a net surplus of £81,176 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,333,137, which the trustees deem sufficient and reasonable. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Thompson Jenner LLP. Discloses 3 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)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.2m
Reserves (reported)
£2.3m
Employees
36

Reported reserves equal ~12.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.3m£2.2m
31/03/2024£2.1m£2.2m
31/03/2023£3.4m£3.2m
31/03/2022£3.6m£3.2m
31/03/2021£4.3m£4.1m

Common questions

Is SOUTH WEST GRID FOR LEARNING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £2,280,367, resulting in a net surplus of £81,176 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,333,137, which the trustees deem sufficient and reasonable. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Thompson Jenner LLP.

Who funds SOUTH WEST GRID FOR LEARNING TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTH WEST GRID FOR LEARNING TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£10k

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 REECE FOUNDATION1£90k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LAURENCE, NORTHFIELD BIRMINGHAM1£12k
THE ROTHLEY TRUST1£5k
SSP FOUNDATION1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH WEST LIFE EDUCATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTH WEST GRID FOR LEARNING TRUST£2.3m——unclear—no doubt
NORTH WEST LIFE EDUCATION LIMITED FY2025£118k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ANGELA WEBSTER EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£742k—0above—no doubt
THE NORTHUMBRIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD FY2025£2.9m——below—not going concern
WESTBOURNE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE DAIGLEN SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.6m——unclear—no doubt

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