WHITWORTH SCHOLARSHIP'S FUND

Registered charity 313756 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Make awards to suitably qualified applicants to enable them to study engineering

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF THE ENGINEERING AND MECHANICAL INDUSTRY OF THE COUNTY BY THE AWARD OF SCHOLAR-SHIPS FOR THE FURTHER EDUCATION OF YOUNG PERSONS, NATIVES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, SELECTED BY OPEN COMPETION FOR THEIR INTELLIGENCE AND PROFICIENCY IN THE THEORY AND PRATICE OF MECHANICS AND ITS COGNATE SCIENCES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Latest income

£280k

Latest spending

£342k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,121,824, which significantly exceeds its stated policy minimum of £304,000. The filing confirms that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (100% of income)

“Income from the investment portfolios and bank deposits amounted to £279,778” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: at least six months of charitable spend, in addition to long term multi-year scholarship commitment due within one year (held: £3.1m)

“The Trust has a policy which requires that the level of free reserves should reflect at least six months of charitable spend, in addition to long term multi-year scholarship commitment due within one year. The minimum unrestricted reserves required at the end of year was £304k.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Institution of Mechanical Engineers administers the Prizes for Whitworth Scholarships Trust Fund. It incurs costs relating to venue hire, speakers and catering which are recharged to the Trust Fund. The amount recharged during the year ended 31 December 2025 was nil (2024: £5,534) and the amount due to the Institution at the year end was nil (2024: nil))

“The Institution of Mechanical Engineers administers the Prizes for Whitworth Scholarships Trust Fund. It incurs costs relating to venue hire, speakers and catering which are recharged to the Trust Fund. The amount recharged during the year ended 31 December 2025 was nil (2024: £5,534) and the amount due to the Institution at the year end was nil (2024: nil))” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA Audit Services LLP. Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Investment
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Trustees · trustee networks

INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£280k	£342k
31/12/2024	£234k	£379k
31/12/2023	£240k	£308k
31/12/2022	£237k	£271k
31/12/2021	£208k	£278k

Common questions

Is WHITWORTH SCHOLARSHIP'S FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,121,824, which significantly exceeds its stated policy minimum of £304,000. The filing confirms that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA Audit Services LLP.

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 ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL	1	£999k
LOCAL TRUST	1	£122k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£69k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY	1	£15k
THE SHELDON TRUST	1	£12k
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST	1	£10k
BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£7k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH FRIENDS OF DARCHE NOAM.

BRITISH FRIENDS OF DARCHE NOAM income £139k
THE WORTH FOUNDATION LIMITED income £653k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S KINGS WORTHY income £191k
ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRUST income £190k
WAY UK income £210k
CHARITIES ADMINISTERED ICW THE HONOURABLE SOCIETY OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE income £720k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WHITWORTH SCHOLARSHIP'S FUND	£280k	—	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF DARCHE NOAM FY2025	£139k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WORTH FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025	£653k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S KINGS WORTHY FY2025	£191k	—	above	—	no doubt
ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRUST FY2024	£190k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WAY UK FY2025	£210k	—	within	—	no doubt

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