WISHFORD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1194972 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the Charity are to advance the education of pupils attending schools within the Wishford Schools group in particular by establishing and maintaining educational scholarships, bursaries or grants and by awarding grants to develop and improve the educational and pastoral facilities of the schools.

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Latest income

£243k

Latest spending

£98k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total net assets of £385,326, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £240,333. The trustees report that the charity is generating an acceptable rate of interest income on its cash balances and has no relevant information for the independent examiner to consider. The filing confirms that the charity does not currently have any paid employees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The Wishford Schools group continues to provide administrative support to the Charity at no cost to the Charity.

“The Charity has a close and mutually beneficial relationship with the Wishford Schools group. The Wishford Schools group continues to provide administrative support to the Charity at no cost to the Charity.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Jenny Burrett
Neil William Cufley
Penny Horsman

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2025	£243k	£98k
29/02/2024	£10k	£65k
28/02/2023	£66k	£304
28/02/2022	£230k	£78

Common questions

Is WISHFORD FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total net assets of £385,326, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £240,333. The trustees report that the charity is generating an acceptable rate of interest income on its cash balances and has no relevant information for the independent examiner to consider. The filing confirms that the charity does not currently have any paid employees. 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 YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2.2m
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION	1	£674k
KUSUMA TRUST UK	1	£154k
CORAM LIFE EDUCATION	1	£22k
THE TANLAW FOUNDATION	1	£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WILSON'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION CIO.

WILSON'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION CIO income £341k
THE WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £240k
THE BURFORD SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £430k
THE WELLINGTON SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £320k
IESE FOUNDATION UK income £357k
Bedford School Foundation Trust income £2.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WISHFORD FOUNDATION	£243k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WILSON'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION CIO FY2025	£341k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025	£240k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BURFORD SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025	£430k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WELLINGTON SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025	£320k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
IESE FOUNDATION UK FY2025	£357k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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