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.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING AND EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR AT WELLESLEY COLLEGE; AND (B) SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total incoming resources of £112,875 and charitable expenditure of £109,050, resulting in a net increase in funds. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding only £2,000 for running costs, with actual unrestricted reserves at year-end standing at £2,004. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the board.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: general reserves are not maintained, save for £2,000 to meet running costs (reserves figure: £2k)
“Accordingly, all funds, except for restricted funds, are treated as designated, and as a policy, general reserves are not maintained, save for £2,000 to meet running costs.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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 charity reported total incoming resources of £112,875 and charitable expenditure of £109,050, resulting in a net increase in funds. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding only £2,000 for running costs, with actual unrestricted reserves at year-end standing at £2,004. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the board. 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
CORNWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£258k
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation1£40k

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——above—no doubt
CORNELL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED FY2025£2.7m——below—no doubt
Wells Blue School Charity FY2025£112k——above—no doubt
WOODLEY PRESCHOOL FY2025£134k—0unclear—noted
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (USA) FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£399k—0within—no doubt
SEDEL - COLLINGS FOUNDATION FY2026£162k——unclear—no doubt

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