ANGUISH'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1169461 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The focus of our grant-making is and always has been, on promoting the education of young people who are in financial need, with our definition of the term ''education'' being appropriately broad. The geographical area of benefit is the City of Norwich and the Parishes of Costessey, Hellesdon, Catton, Sprowston, Thorpe-next-Norwich and Corpusty in the County of Norfolk.

Objects

THE COMPANY'S OBJECT IS SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:- TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.IN FURTHERING THIS OBJECT, THE COMPANY MUST GIVE PREFERENCE TO BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF NORWICH WITH FURTHER PREFERENCE TO THEM IF THEY HAVE LOST EITHER OR BOTH PARENTS.

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

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Latest income
£956k
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £982,477 and endowment funds of £25,636,820, providing a strong asset base. The trustees consider the level of unrestricted reserves appropriate to enable additional support outside of the annual budgeted expenditure. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Lovewell Blake LLP. 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.

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)

16 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (15 freehold); recorded price paid £2.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£956k
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£310k
Reserves (reported)
£982k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~8.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 32.4% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£956k£1.5m
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2024£0£0
31/03/2023£0£0
31/03/2022£0£0

Common questions

Is ANGUISH'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £982,477 and endowment funds of £25,636,820, providing a strong asset base. The trustees consider the level of unrestricted reserves appropriate to enable additional support outside of the annual budgeted expenditure. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Lovewell Blake LLP.