KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 28 September 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07292254
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £178,520
Latest expenditure: £173,327
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Knowledge Schools Foundation Trust, Palingswick House, 241 King Street, LONDON, W6 9LP

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.knowledgeschoolsfoundationtrust.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Knowledge Schools Foundation Trust is a charity which supports schools and pupils within the Knowledge Schools Trust, a state-funded, Multi-Academy Trust.The Foundation Trust raises money to pay for the those parts of the schools' facilities, resources and activities not paid for by the DfE, such as the Co-curricular programmes.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 16 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £178,520
Total Gross Expenditure: £173,327

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 19 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £144,637
Total Gross Expenditure: £130,135

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 3 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £160,732
Total Gross Expenditure: £141,083

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 15 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 15 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £142,415
Total Gross Expenditure: £147,265

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 22 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £129,069
Total Gross Expenditure: £132,258

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £178,520
Total Gross Expenditure: £173,327
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £144,637
Total Gross Expenditure: £130,135
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 3 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £160,732
Total Gross Expenditure: £141,083
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £142,415
Total Gross Expenditure: £147,265
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £129,069
Total Gross Expenditure: £132,258
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hammersmith And Fulham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kensington And Chelsea
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-09-28T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 JUNE 2010AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 24 JUL 2017 as amended on 11 Sept 2024
Charitable Objects: The Trust's objects (the "Objects") are to advance for the public benefit education in the United Kingdom, in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing by promoting the establishment maintenance, carrying on, management and development of The Knowledge Schools Trust and any of its academies ("the Academy").
Area Of Benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 397803
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: WEST LONDON FREE SCHOOL FOUNDATION TRUST

Charity Name Id: 397809
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: WLFS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures