WELLESLEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED

Registered charity 1159220 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of learning and education in particular at Wellesley College; and such other exclusively charitable purposes as the Trustees may in their absolute discretion determine.

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

Latest income
£140k
Latest spending
£2k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves carried forward were £2,004, with a stated policy of not maintaining general reserves save for £2,000 to meet running costs. The trustees confirm that incoming resources of £112,875 were largely expended on charitable grants, and the charity expects to continue operating as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £2,000 to meet running costs (held: £2k)
“as a policy, general reserves are not maintained, save for £2,000 to meet running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wellesley College, USA, is the ultimate controlling party... It also makes contributions towards the charity's administration and governance costs which amounted to £2,800... They are shown as donated services in these accounts.
“Wellesley College, USA, is the ultimate controlling party, and was the principal beneficiary of grants made by the charity in the current year. It also makes contributions towards the charity's administration and governance costs which amounted to £2,800 (2023 - NIL). They are shown as donated services in these accounts.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£140k£2k
30/06/2024£113k£111k
30/06/2023£156k£156k
30/06/2022£193k£195k
30/06/2021£396k£420k

Common questions

Is WELLESLEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves carried forward were £2,004, with a stated policy of not maintaining general reserves save for £2,000 to meet running costs. The trustees confirm that incoming resources of £112,875 were largely expended on charitable grants, and the charity expects to continue operating as a going concern. 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
WORCESTER COLLEGE OXFORD ENDOWMENT TRUST1£675k
Tinsley Charitable Trust1£85k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CORNELL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WELLESLEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED£140k—0unclear—no doubt
CORNELL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED FY2025£2.7m—0below—no doubt
THE WELLINGTON SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£320k—0unclear—no doubt
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATION FY2024£1000k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WHAT ON EARTH FOUNDATION FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (USA) FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£399k—0within—no doubt

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