THE SIR JOHN SEDLEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Registered charity 527884 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To provide funds for young people under 25 years on proven application for further education of an academic or vocational nature. Limited to Wymondham and peripheral parishes.
Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure of £13,208 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £5,590,070. The trustees maintain a low reserves policy of £2,000 for the CAF Current Account to cover operational costs, while preserving approximately £5.5 million in investment capital to generate sustainable income for charitable purposes.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £2,000 for the CAF Current Account (held: £5.6m)
“As the charity receives a regular income from the letting of the Farm House, a low reserve level of £2,000 has been set for the CAF Current Account.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (100% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- PHILIP GASKELLchair
- David Chubb · trustee of 1 other charity
- David Samuel Kirk
- Dr Carole Campbell · trustee of 1 other charity
- Helen Brunskill
- LORRAINE WATKINS
- Lord John Lysander Gretton
- MR DAVID HATTON · trustee of 1 other charity
- Michael Drake
- RICHARD TOLLEMACHE JP
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Leicestershire · Rutland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE SIR JOHN SEDLEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure of £13,208 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £5,590,070. The trustees maintain a low reserves policy of £2,000 for the CAF Current Account to cover operational costs, while preserving approximately £5.5 million in investment capital to generate sustainable income for charitable purposes. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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