Sir Graham Wylie Foundation

Registered charity 1165447 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GRAHAM WYLIE FOUNDATION, GWF

To help, educate and inspire vulnerable and underprivileged children in the North East of England.

Objects

(A) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:(1) PROVIDING FUNDS TO ENABLE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR STAFF, INVESTMENT IN EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT.(2) PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS BY WAY OF FUNDING TO INCREASE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE WITHIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT ANY CHARITY IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE ADVANCING EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE GENERALLY BY DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH ACTIVITIES.(B) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO ANY CHOSEN ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS WHICH ASSIST THEM, TO ENABLE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES ALLOWING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD. (C) TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF YOUNG PERSONS IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WORK, TRAINING, RECOVERY AND RECREATION. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS DISEASE, NOT TO BE LIMITED TO PHYSICAL MALADY, IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PRACTICAL ADVICE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING.(D) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Northumberland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£401k

Latest spending

£479k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £499,986 to £421,959 due to a net movement in funds of (£78,027), driven by charitable expenditure exceeding income. The trustees report that free reserves stood at £362,000, noting that all running costs are covered by personal donations from the founder, Sir Graham Wylie. The trustees confirm that funding will be available for at least 12 months from the date of signing, supporting a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: In line with the Charity Commission guidelines the trustees monitor the level of reserves held to ensure they are being used to help achieve the objectives of the charity. (reserves figure: £362k)

“Reserves policy In line with the Charity Commission guidelines the trustees monitor the level of reserves held to ensure they are being used to help achieve the objectives of the charity. At the end of the year the reserves stood at £422k, of which £362k are free reserves (unrestricted reserves excluding designated funds and those tied up in fixed assets).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Debt owed by trustee Sir Graham Wylie for running costs

“Included with debtors is £45,742 (2024: £59,850) owed from Sir Graham Wylie (a trustee) in respect of the running costs of the Foundation.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 25
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 15
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 32
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

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

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Sir Graham Wylie Foundation backs Newcastle United Foundation community centre - business-live.co.uk business-live.co.uk · 01/04/2021

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sir Graham Wylie Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£638k

Total spending

£526k

Cost of raising funds

£279k

Reserves (reported)

£602k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~13.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (58% 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: 43.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

GRAHAM WYLIEchair
ANDREA WYLIE · trustee of 1 other charity
RACHAEL LOUISE GARDEN

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£401k	£479k
31/12/2024	£239k	£341k
31/12/2023	£638k	£526k
31/12/2022	£152k	£309k
31/12/2021	£279k	£351k

Common questions

Is Sir Graham Wylie Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £499,986 to £421,959 due to a net movement in funds of (£78,027), driven by charitable expenditure exceeding income. The trustees report that free reserves stood at £362,000, noting that all running costs are covered by personal donations from the founder, Sir Graham Wylie. The trustees confirm that funding will be available for at least 12 months from the date of signing, supporting a going concern basis. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE RT HON ELSE COUNTESS BEAUCHAMP DECEASED CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£540k
SISTERS OF MERCY SUNDERLAND	1	£210k
THE T U U T CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£18k
THE OLDHURST TRUST	1	£10k
THE KING HENRY VIII ENDOWED TRUST, WARWICK	1	£6k
THE BROTHERS TRUST	1	£5k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£4k
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRIMLEY CHARITY.

GRIMLEY CHARITY income £39k
THE GYDE CHARITY income £62k
THE ELMLEY FOUNDATION income £433k
GUY'S GIFT income £95k
BROMLEY 'Y' income £3.0m
SIGNIFICANCE income £53k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Sir Graham Wylie Foundation	£401k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRIMLEY CHARITY FY2025	£39k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GYDE CHARITY FY2025	£62k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE ELMLEY FOUNDATION FY2025	£433k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
GUY'S GIFT FY2025	£95k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
BROMLEY 'Y' FY2025	£3.0m	£70,001 - £80,000	3	unclear	—	no doubt

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