NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY SAMWORTH ACADEMIES ENDOWMENT TRUST

Registered charity 1176509 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY SAMWORTH ACADEMY ENDOWMENT TRUST

Grants to specific schools for education purposes

Objects

(I) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN BILBOROUGH, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE BY ASSISTING AND SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY SAMWORTH ACADEMY AND FIRBECK ACADEMY(II) FOSTERING CLOSE TIES BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITYPROVIDED THAT IF THE SCHOOL CLOSES PERMANENTLY TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS IN BILBOROUGH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.

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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Registered contact address: Melton, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£73k
Latest spending
£44k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintains a permanent endowment fund with total assets of £2,942,000, which remains substantially above its stated reserves policy target of £2,000,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £108,000 for the year, driven by investment income and gains, while expenditure on charitable activities and governance costs totaled £66,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would suggest the financial statements were not prepared in accordance with applicable regulations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The Trust paid £44k on behalf of Nottingham University Samworth Academies Trust, the Trustee of the Charity, to assist in meeting the objectives.
“During the year, the Trust paid £44k (2024: £42k) on behalf of Nottingham University Samworth Academies Trust, Trustee of the Charity, to assist in meeting the objectives.” — page 15
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 31/08/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£73k£44k
31/08/2024£78k£42k
31/08/2023£72k£68k
31/08/2022£51k£70k
31/08/2021£35k£33k

Common questions

Is NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY SAMWORTH ACADEMIES ENDOWMENT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintains a permanent endowment fund with total assets of £2,942,000, which remains substantially above its stated reserves policy target of £2,000,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £108,000 for the year, driven by investment income and gains, while expenditure on charitable activities and governance costs totaled £66,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would suggest the financial statements were not prepared in accordance with applicable regulations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SAMWORTH FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY SAMWORTH ACADEMIES ENDOWMENT TRUST£73k—0above—no doubt
THE SAMWORTH FOUNDATION FY2026£3.2m£60,000 to £70,0001above—no doubt
THE SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£43k—0above—no doubt
NOAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£746k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (USA) FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£399k—0within—no doubt
NEWTON BURSARY FUND FY2025£380k—0unclear—no doubt

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