WYCHDALE LIMITED

Registered charity 267447 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Making grants to institutions in accordance with the objects of the charity.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.2m
Latest spending
£2.2m
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group returned a small deficit for the year, which was funded from reserves. Reserves at the year end stood at £1,540,454, a slight decrease from the previous year's £1,550,354. The trustees do not seek to maintain specific reserves other than to ensure they can continue the charity's activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income)
“Donations received more than doubled, this was largely due to a one-off donation from a connected company.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: The trustees do not seek to maintain reserves, other than to ensure that they can continue the activities of the charity. (held: £1.5m)
“The trustees do not seek to maintain reserves, other than to ensure that they can continue the activities of the charity.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: All donations received by the charity were from related parties, being companies with Directors in common with the Trustees of this charity, no restrictions were placed on these donations.
“All donations received by the charity were from related parties, being companies with Directors in common with the Trustees of this charity, no restrictions were placed on these donations.” — page 22
“Other creditors include interest-free loans of £389,852 (2024: £389,852) from some of the Trustees and £421,601 (2024: £419,348) from companies and entities controlled by the Trustees.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Other creditors include interest-free loans of £389,852 (2024: £389,852) from some of the Trustees and £421,601 (2024: £419,348) from companies and entities controlled by the Trustees.
“All donations received by the charity were from related parties, being companies with Directors in common with the Trustees of this charity, no restrictions were placed on these donations.” — page 22
“Other creditors include interest-free loans of £389,852 (2024: £389,852) from some of the Trustees and £421,601 (2024: £419,348) from companies and entities controlled by the Trustees.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity made a grant of £1.3m (2024: NIL) to Bilava (R.A.), a charity with a Trustee in common.
“All donations received by the charity were from related parties, being companies with Directors in common with the Trustees of this charity, no restrictions were placed on these donations.” — page 22
“Other creditors include interest-free loans of £389,852 (2024: £389,852) from some of the Trustees and £421,601 (2024: £419,348) from companies and entities controlled by the Trustees.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: In-Situ Estates Limited
“The charity has a 75% holding in its subsidiary, In-Situ Estates Limited, a property investment company.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sugarwhite Meyer Accountants Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

IN-SITU ESTATES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Other debtors include amounts aggregating £81,170 (2024: £81,170) due from related companies under common control. Other creditors include amounts aggregating £245,278 (2024: £263,078) due to related companies under common control.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£2.2m
Cost of raising funds
£97k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~8.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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: 4.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Hackney · Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.2m£2.2m
31/03/2024£926k£836k
31/03/2023£583k£862k
31/03/2022£551k£419k
31/03/2021£608k£73k

Common questions

Is WYCHDALE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group returned a small deficit for the year, which was funded from reserves. Reserves at the year end stood at £1,540,454, a slight decrease from the previous year's £1,550,354. The trustees do not seek to maintain specific reserves other than to ensure they can continue the charity's activities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sugarwhite Meyer Accountants Ltd.

Who funds WYCHDALE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WYCHDALE LIMITED as a grant recipient include NUCHEM AND REISEL SCHLAFF MEMORIAL FUND LIMITED.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NUCHEM AND REISEL SCHLAFF MEMORIAL FUND LIMITEDFY2024£258kAdvancement of education
NUCHEM AND REISEL SCHLAFF MEMORIAL FUND LIMITEDFY2023£28kAdvancement of education

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
KEREN ASSOCIATION LIMITED1£90k
THE KNIGHTLAND FOUNDATION1£80k
SF FOUNDATION1£33k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WYCHDALE LIMITED£2.2m—0above—no doubt
WYCHVILLE LIMITED FY2023£689k—0unclear—no doubt
DELVES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£222k—0above—no doubt
INCORPORATED CHURCH INSTITUTE, UPPER TOOTING FY2025£145k—0unclear—no doubt
SELLATA LIMITED FY2026£158k—0above—no doubt
THE DYNA AND FALA WEINSTOCK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£112k—0unclear—no doubt

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