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THE WEST FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1190192 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General charitable purposes with focus on making grants in Northern England

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Latest income
£77k
Latest spending
£900
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £1,874,174 at the end of the year, driven by investment income of £77,249 which exceeded charitable expenditure of £900. The trustees report that unrestricted funds are being built up to enable the charity to fulfill its charitable objectives, with no stated reserves policy target or material uncertainty regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (100% of income)
“Total income during the year amounted to £77,249 (2024 - £1,805,061) and total expenditure was £900 (2024 £34,041).” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Unrestricted funds are being built up to enable the charity to fulfill its charitable objectives. (held: £1.9m)
“Unrestricted funds are being built up to enable the charity to fulfill its charitable objectives.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Three of the trustees of The West Foundation also served as trustees of The Stanley Trust, which made a donation of £1,732,660 to the charity in the prior year.
“During the year to 31 December 2024, the charity received a donation of £1,732,660 from The Stanley Trust. Three of the trustees of The West Foundation also served as trustees of The Stanley Trust.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/12/2024)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£34k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/12/2025£77k£900
30/12/2024£1.8m£34k
30/12/2023£2k£600
30/12/2022£343£600
30/12/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is THE WEST FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £1,874,174 at the end of the year, driven by investment income of £77,249 which exceeded charitable expenditure of £900. The trustees report that unrestricted funds are being built up to enable the charity to fulfill its charitable objectives, with no stated reserves policy target or material uncertainty regarding 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
CURE LEUKAEMIA1£250k
ATTEND1£118k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, LINDLEY, HUDDERSFIELD1£40k
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREAT BRITAIN1£27k
NORTHUMBERLAND NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION1£25k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY OF THE ANNUNCIATION BEAMINSTER1£25k
THE HAPPY BABY COMMUNITY1£25k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH NORTH WEST SWINDON AND LYDIARD MILLICENT1£20k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WEST FOUNDATION£77k—0above—no doubt
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FY2025£5.0m——unclear—no doubt
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION FY2025£11.1m—0below—no doubt
THE WEST BUCKLAND SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£441k—0unclear—no doubt
CHARITIES OF JOHN AND FRANCES WEST FOR PENSIONERS FY2025£326k—0unclear—no doubt
STANLEY AND ZEA LEWIS FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025£229k—0unclear—no doubt

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