THE WOODARD CORPORATION

Charity Number: 1096270
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Woodard Corporation is the holding company for a group of faith schools operating in the independent sector and a sponsor of academies. Woodard is unique in that its structure includes for affiliation with maintained sector schools. Woodard schools are open to people of all faiths, and of no faith. Their aim is to provide the very best all round education of every aspect of each individual.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for being a trustee.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 February 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE WOODWARD CORPORATION (Previous name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Catherine Eve Poole Chair 19 September 2024
SHARE ALLIANCE
Recently registered
YORK MINSTER
Received: On time
Mark Fenton Trustee 28 November 2024
BRENTWOOD SCHOOL CIO
Received: On time
SIR ANTONY BROWNE'S SCHOOL TRUST, BRENTWOOD
Received: On time
Liz Francis Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Paul Jonathan Fox Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Alastair Stewart Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Rev Andrew Christopher Day Trustee 13 March 2024
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CLEMENT CAMBRIDGE
Received: On time
Sarah Pelham Trustee 11 September 2023
None on record
Fiona Orchard Trustee 30 November 2022
None on record
William Geoffrey Pecover Trustee 24 November 2022
None on record
Alpha Georgia Hogg Trustee 22 June 2022
None on record
HOWARD JOHN DELLAR Trustee 17 March 2021
THE ST MARY MAGDALEN OXFORD RESTORATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Received: On time
LACES EDUCATIONAL
Received: On time
BISHOPSLAND EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Received: On time
THE LACES ECOLOGICAL AND GENERAL TRUST
Received: On time
FRENCH PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE SAVOY CHARITY
Received: On time
LACES TRUST
Received: On time
THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHIATRY
Received: On time
THE SURREY CLERGY RELIEF SOCIETY TRUST
Received: On time
JOHN INGE Trustee 31 March 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £1.00m £1.20m £1.09m £1.50m £1.73m
Total expenditure £1.46m £2.14m £1.77m £1.82m £1.28m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other trading activities £0 £5.00k £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £19.00k £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £292.00k £252.00k £163.00k £404.00k £516.00k
Income - Other £694.00k £944.00k £922.00k £1.10m £1.21m
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.43m £2.11m £1.75m £1.81m £1.27m
Expenditure - Raising funds £30.00k £32.00k £19.00k £15.00k £14.00k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £111 £23 £54.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £1.00k
Expenditure - Investment management £11.00k £8.00k £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Own use assets £744.00k £739.00k £734.00k £728.00k £723.00k
Long-term investments £1.46m £1.63m £1.57m £882.00k £698.00k
Other assets £10.95m £9.71m £8.80m £8.91m £9.42m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £1.15m £830.00k £602.00k £387.00k £180.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2024 06 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 06 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 14 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 14 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 22 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 22 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 17 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 17 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 18 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 18 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
WOODARD CORPORATION
HIGH STREET
ABBOTS BROMLEY
RUGELEY
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS15 3BW
Phone:
01283840120