WELLINGBOROUGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1206735 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education of the pupils at Wellingborough School through financial support and assistance of the school and/or wider educational initiatives projects and other associated activities, and by awarding scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries, maintenance allowances or grants tenable at the school or at any university, college of education, or other institution of further education.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT WELLINGBOROUGH SCHOOL, THROUGH:- THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE OF THE SCHOOL AND/OR WIDER EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES PROJECTS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES;- FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, BURSARIES, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT THE SCHOOL OR AT ANY UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OR OTHER INSTITUTION OF FURTHER EDUCATION.

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

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£132k
Latest spending
£57k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves totalled £5,311 as of 31 August 2025, with a reserves policy focused on holding an adequate but not excessive level. The trustees confirmed the charity can meet all known obligations, and the independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention to understand the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and fundraising
“Income is primarily generated through donations and fundraising.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The level of reserves is discussed annually with a view to holding an adequate but not excessive level of reserves. Free reserves held by the charity as at 31 August 2025 totalled £5,311.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Wellingborough School, a member of the CIO
“During the year, the charity made grants totalling £56,090 to Wellingborough School, which is a member of the CIO.” — page 6
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.

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

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: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£132k£57k
31/08/2024£8k£3k

Common questions

Is WELLINGBOROUGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves totalled £5,311 as of 31 August 2025, with a reserves policy focused on holding an adequate but not excessive level. The trustees confirmed the charity can meet all known obligations, and the independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention to understand the accounts. 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
PRISM THE GIFT FUND1£345k
DOUGLAS COMPTON JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST1£127k
THE FARRER TRUST1£200

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WILLINGTON SCHOOL FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WELLINGBOROUGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION£132k—0below—no doubt
WILLINGTON SCHOOL FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£3.9m——below—no doubt
OLD WARWICKIAN TRUST FY2025£69k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WELLINGTON SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£320k—0unclear—no doubt
WELLFIELD EDUCATION FY2025£81k—0below—no doubt
W G S TRUST FY2025£862k—0unclear—no doubt

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