BAYLIES' EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 527118 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Financial assistance to young people and schools and promotion of education. Recipients must be resident in Dudley MBC area and schools will be within the borough.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income
£189k
Latest spending
£187k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £22,460 for the year ended 28 February 2025, primarily driven by increased investment sales and purchases. Despite this, unrestricted reserves stood at £47,698, which is below the stated policy target of retaining a minimum of one year’s normal income (£50,000). Total assets increased to £1,100,793, with cash funds totaling £161,281.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £48k; policy: one year’s normal income (£50,000))
Retain a minimum of one year’s normal income (£50,000) to meet any unexpected need or expense. At 28 February 2025, the Foundation had undistributed income of £208,721 — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dudley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2026£189k£187k
28/02/2025£48k£80k
29/02/2024£56k£64k
28/02/2023£52k£70k
28/02/2022£46k£54k

Common questions

Is BAYLIES' EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £22,460 for the year ended 28 February 2025, primarily driven by increased investment sales and purchases. Despite this, unrestricted reserves stood at £47,698, which is below the stated policy target of retaining a minimum of one year’s normal income (£50,000). Total assets increased to £1,100,793, with cash funds totaling £161,281. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.