THE WHITGIFT FOUNDATION
Registered charity 312612 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as John Whitgift Foundation, WHITGIFT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
The charity has two independent schools in the Croydon area. Fee assistance is provided to 300 pupils by way of a means tested bursaries scheme. The charity also runs two care homes and Almshouses providing nursing care, residential care and sheltered accommodation to the elderly in the region.
Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Foundation made a loss of £2.1m after accounting for investment gains, driven by a reduction in school fee income and increased operating costs. Per the trustees' report, the Foundation holds significant unrestricted reserves of £196.5m, primarily in designated tangible assets and investments, which are considered sufficient to meet short and medium-term needs despite recent financial challenges.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: School fees (69% of income)
“School fee income remains the main source of income for the Foundation and reduced to £53.4m (previous year £54.5m) net of scholarships and bursaries of £11.7m (previous year £14.4m).” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient income to meet commitments; no policy to build additional reserves except for future capital expenditure (held: £196.5m)
“The aim is that the assets of the Foundation produce sufficient income to meet its commitments. It is not governors’ policy to build up additional reserves except where these are being put aside to finance future capital expenditure.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governors' children attending schools
“There are three governors whose children attend the schools. These governors are subject to the same terms and conditions as all parents. Other than as stated above no governor or any person related to the Foundation had any personal interest in any transactions entered into in the period.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: J.W. Educational Limited, Whitgift Construction CIC, Whitgift School International Limited
“The group financial statements represent the activities of the Foundation consolidated with its linked Charity, and three trading subsidiaries, JW Educational Limited (company number 03470213), Whitgift Construction CIC (company number 07441486) and Whitgift School International Limited (company number 14846293).” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
63 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (55 freehold); recorded price paid £1.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: The Whitgift Foundation — Registered, 2 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 18/01/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (2,519 likes) · instagram (1,620 followers)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£3.0m
Reserves (reported)
£196.5m
Reported reserves equal ~25.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% 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: 3.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Whitgift House: Requires improvement (16/07/2026) · CQC record
- Wilhelmina House: Good (03/03/2018) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/10/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (10/02/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (07/01/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Asif Patel
- Clare Ashley
- DAVID SEYMOUR
- DR Anand Mehta
- Fiona Fletcher-Smith
- Jeremy Beckwith · trustee of 1 other charity
- Juliet Katharine Lucy Jukes
- Mark Long
- Michael Gascoigne
- Nicholas William John Edwards
- Peter Cornforth · trustee of 2 other charities
- The Right Revd Dr Rosemarie Mallett
- Vivienne Dews
- WARWICK JONES
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Croydon · Kent · Surrey
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE WHITGIFT FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Foundation made a loss of £2.1m after accounting for investment gains, driven by a reduction in school fee income and increased operating costs. Per the trustees' report, the Foundation holds significant unrestricted reserves of £196.5m, primarily in designated tangible assets and investments, which are considered sufficient to meet short and medium-term needs despite recent financial challenges. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.
Who funds THE WHITGIFT FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WHITGIFT FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.
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