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THE ILMINSTER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 310265 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ILMINSTER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO FOUR LOCAL SCHOOLS, TO SCHOOL PUPILS ON EDUCATIONAL TRIPS AND TO ILMINSTER BASED UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. THERE IS ALSO PROVISION FOR A SMALL GRANT EACH YEAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PARISH OF ILMINSTER GENERALLY

Objects

1. NOT MORE THAN 1/3RD OF THE NET INCOME TO BE APPLIED IN PROVIDING SPECIAL BENEFITS, NOT PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR ANY COUNTY OR VOLUNTARY SCHOOL. 2. THE RESIDUE OF THE INCOME TO BE APPLIED IN PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS AND OTHER BENEFITS FOR YOUNG PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF 25 YEARS, WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF ILMINSTER, OR WHO HAVE FOR NOT LESS THAN 2 YEARS ATTENDED AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN THE SAID ANCIENT PARISH.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF ILMINSTER

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

Latest income
£170k
Latest spending
£57k
Registered
1972
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's funds come exclusively from property rentals and investments, with no fundraising activities reported. The trustees aim to pay out all or most of the current year's income in grants, resulting in a net increase in cash funds of £10,247 for the year. Reserves are held in cash and investment assets, with no funds materially in deficit disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£170k£57k
31/07/2024£148k£56k
31/07/2023£92k£50k
31/07/2022£52k£45k
31/07/2021£65k£51k

Common questions

Is THE ILMINSTER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's funds come exclusively from property rentals and investments, with no fundraising activities reported. The trustees aim to pay out all or most of the current year's income in grants, resulting in a net increase in cash funds of £10,247 for the year. Reserves are held in cash and investment assets, with no funds materially in deficit disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ILMINSTER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION£170k—0unclear—no doubt
ILM FOUNDATION FY2025£314k——unclear—no doubt
IESE FOUNDATION UK FY2025£357k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ILMINSTER FY2025£230k—0above—no doubt
ALDERMAN NEWTON'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2026£197k—0unclear—no doubt
IPSWICH SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£559k—0below—no doubt

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