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Wakefield Grammar School Foundation

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Wakefield Grammar School Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about Wakefield Grammar School Foundation?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£23,665,481
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£26,888,713
Registered charity number
1088415
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Governors Office
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.wgsf.org.uk

Quick answer

Wakefield Grammar School Foundation (number 1088415) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Wakefield Grammar School Foundation do?

The object for which the Foundation is established is to advance education by the provision of a school or schools in or near Wakefield or elsewhere in Britain and by ancillary or incidental educational activities and other associated activities for the benefit of the community.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Wakefield Grammar School Foundation

Answers Wakefield Grammar School Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Wakefield Grammar School Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?

Wakefield Grammar School Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 118 employees paid more than £60,000, including 9 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£150,001–£200,0001
£130,001–£140,0001
£120,001–£130,0002
£110,001–£120,0001
£100,001–£110,0004
£90,001–£100,0002
£80,001–£90,0008
£70,001–£80,00042
£60,001–£70,00057

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Wakefield Grammar School Foundation's money come from?

Wakefield Grammar School Foundation reported £24m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £22m (95%), trading and fundraising events £477k (2%), investments £397k (2%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£22m · 95%
  • Trading and fundraising events£477k · 2%
  • Investments£397k · 2%
  • Other income£259k · 1%
  • Donations and legacies£102k · 0%

Does Wakefield Grammar School Foundation receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Wakefield Grammar School Foundation. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Wakefield Grammar School Foundation reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Wakefield Grammar School Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Wakefield Grammar School Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
04258359 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
City of Wakefield

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

Linked funds and trusts

The register records these funds under parent charity number 1088415. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.

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What causes is Wakefield Grammar School Foundation registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for Wakefield Grammar School Foundation yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Wakefield Grammar School Foundation. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Wakefield Grammar School Foundation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Wakefield Grammar School Foundation as a registered charity (number 1088415) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Wakefield Grammar School Foundation's charity number?
Wakefield Grammar School Foundation's charity number is 1088415. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1088415?
Search 1088415 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Wakefield Grammar School Foundation do?
The object for which the Foundation is established is to advance education by the provision of a school or schools in or near Wakefield or elsewhere in Britain and by ancillary or incidental educational activities and other associated activities for the benefit of the community.
Does Wakefield Grammar School Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Wakefield Grammar School Foundation. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Wakefield Grammar School Foundation?
Wakefield Grammar School Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.wgsf.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Wakefield Grammar School Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Wakefield Grammar School Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 118 employees paid more than £60,000, including 9 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Wakefield Grammar School Foundation's money come from?
Wakefield Grammar School Foundation reported £24m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £22m (95%), trading and fundraising events £477k (2%), investments £397k (2%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Wakefield Grammar School Foundation?
The register records Wakefield Grammar School Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Wakefield Grammar School Foundation's trustees paid?
Wakefield Grammar School Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Wakefield Grammar School Foundation registered as a charity?
Wakefield Grammar School Foundation was entered on the register on 13 September 2001. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04258359).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.