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COWLEY'S ENDOWED SCHOOLS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 527291 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COWLEYS FOUNDATION

To provide funds for educational purposes as the trustees see fit for beneficiaries who are under the age of 25 and have resided in the Parishes of Donington, Bicker, Quadring, Swineshead, Gosberton, Horbling, Swaton and Helpringham for no less than 2 years and who have attended for not less than 2 years either The Thomas Cowley Primary School or the Thomas Cowley High School in Donington.

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Latest income
£94k
Latest spending
£18k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves are in a deficit of £9,566, which has decreased from the previous year. The charity is funded by investment income and maintains a designated tree maintenance fund and a grant fund with a balance of £67,500. The trustees intend to continue gradual recovery of the deficit while enabling distributions to beneficiaries.

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: £-10k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“Free reserves are currently in deficit, amounting to £9,566” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The grants payable are determined whilst enabling funds to be retained to recover the current deficit.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£94k£18k
31/03/2024£97k£95k
31/03/2023£75k£71k
31/03/2022£72k£87k
31/03/2021£66k£89k

Common questions

Is COWLEY'S ENDOWED SCHOOLS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves are in a deficit of £9,566, which has decreased from the previous year. The charity is funded by investment income and maintains a designated tree maintenance fund and a grant fund with a balance of £67,500. The trustees intend to continue gradual recovery of the deficit while enabling distributions to beneficiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.