## ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended
31 August 2025
Company number: 06370560 Registered Charity Number: 1121630
MILLFIELD FOUNDATION
|**CONTENTS**|**Page No.**|
|---|---|
|REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES|1|
|INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT|7|
|STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES|10|
|BALANCE SHEET|11|
|CASH FLOW STATEMENT|12|
|NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS|13|
|TRUSTEES AND ADVISORS|21|
MILLFIELD FOUNDATION
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
The Trustees present their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2025 and confirm that the financial statements comply with the Charity’s governing document, with current statutory requirements (including the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006) and with applicable accounting standards in the United Kingdom and with the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (FRS 102) – Second Edition. The Trustees and Advisors are set out on page 21.
## **REVIEW OF THE YEAR**
The Charity’s primary focus remains acting as custodian of the funds raised in conjunction with Millfield. The Charity receives donations which are invested directly through appropriately qualified investment managers. The Trustees steward reserves to allow the Charity to make a donation to Millfield for scholarships and bursaries.
## **Principal Achievements and Performance**
## _Fundraising_
The Charity does not directly undertake fundraising activities, but supports Millfield to develop relationships with donors, who include current and past parents, former pupils and friends of Millfield. In the prior year Millfield Foundation registered with the Fundraising Regulator, enhancing credibility and allowing the Fundraising Regulator kitemark to be used on Millfield Foundation literature.
In pursuing its objectives during the period, the Charity received donation income of £119,337 (2024: £266,674), which comprises net donations of £108,250 (2024: £256,184) and associated Gift Aid of £11,087 (2024: £10,490).
## _Investments_
The Charity held investments at year end of £6,545,100 (2024: £6,192,485).
The investments generated income of £117,003 (2024: £136,116) for the year and generated a net gain on revaluation at year end of £562,162 (2024: £773,507). The value and allocation of the Charity’s investments as at 31 August 2025 and 2024 are:
||**Investment Manager**
W1M Wealth Management Limited
Vanguard Investments UK Limited|**2025**||**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||£
**%**
4,633,038
70.8%
1,912,062
29.2%||£
**%**
4,485,184
72.4%
1,707,301
27.6%|
|||6,545,100
100.0%||6,192,485
100.0%|
The Trustees will continue to monitor the performance of both investment managers and the benefits of active and passive investing through quarterly Finance and Investment committee meetings. The investments held with W1M Wealth Management Limited “W1M” (previously Waverton Investment Management Limited) remain in a bespoke, actively managed fund, which excludes ‘sin’ stocks, including non-renewable energy companies. The Trustees noted that the ESG Index fund held with Vanguard provides further diversity. It has been agreed that W1M will report bi-annually to the Finance and Investment Committee and annually to the Millfield Foundation Board. The investment mandate and objectives were reviewed in the year and the Trustees continue to adopt a balanced approach.
## _Donation to Millfield_
Millfield Foundation has a disbursement policy in place. The policy is in line with the Charity’s objective to steward the funds.
The Trustees donated £163,000 (2024: £97,750) to Millfield during the year.
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## **FUTURE PLANS**
The Charity’s primary focus remains acting as custodian of the funds raised in conjunction with Millfield. To that end, the Trustees continue to meet regularly to review investment strategy and performance, the Charity’s cashflow position and the awarding of donations to Millfield. The Trustees will continue to support fundraising initiatives developed by the Head of Foundation who is employed by Millfield.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## _Governing Documents, Group Structure and Relationships_
Millfield Foundation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, which was incorporated on 13 September 2007. The governing documents of the Charity are its Articles of Association (“Articles”). These Articles provide that the majority of Trustees holding office at any one time are nominated by Millfield which is a separate Charity (registered Charity number: 310283) and company (company registration number 522385). As Millfield is deemed to have effective control over Millfield Foundation, it has consolidated these accounts into its own financial statements.
## _Investment Powers, Policy and Performance_
The Trustees have determined that the principal risks and uncertainties relevant to the financial performance of the Charity are those relating to preservation of capital and investment performance and reputation risk. In response to this assessment, the Trustees have an Investment Policy Statement which sets out the investment strategy, the Trustees’ investment objectives and their attitude to risk.
There are no specific restrictions on the Trustees’ investment powers, subject to taking such advice as they consider is reasonably necessary from a person reasonably believed to be qualified by ability or experience. Where investment decisions are delegated, Trustees must ensure that the delegate is authorised to carry on investment business under the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; the investment policy is set out in writing; investment performance is reviewed regularly; the policy and the delegation reviewed biennially; and the delegate acts within the Trustees’ investment powers.
The Trustees aim to hold a balanced portfolio of assets that will achieve long-term growth from capital appreciation and income in excess of the Consumer Price Inflation index (“CPI”) without exposing the Charity to undue risk. One of the Trustees’ responsibilities is to ensure the prudent management and investment of the Charity’s assets. During the year, the day-to-day management of the Charity’s investment portfolio has been delegated to W1M Investment Management Limited and Vanguard Investments UK Limited, who the Trustees monitor on a regular basis via the Finance & Investment Committee.
The investments are held in a range of securities and pooled funds at the discretion of the investment managers. The custody of the underlying assets in which the Charity invests is the responsibility of the investment managers. The Trustees do not have any direct relationship with the investment managers/ custodians and consider that adequate controls are in place to secure the Charity’s investments and safe custody of its assets.
## _Trustee Board_
The Trustee Board, a maximum of up to ten trustees, is comprised of Appointed Trustees nominated by Millfield and Co-opted Trustees appointed by the Trustee Board. Trustees are usually appointed for a 3-year term of office. Retiring Trustees are eligible for re-appointment to a maximum of 3 consecutive terms. The Trustee Board seeks to have trustees with a wide range of skills (including finance, investment management, legal and fundraising) and an appropriate balance of age, gender and ethnicity. The Nominations Committee is responsible for succession planning, reviewing the skills mix on an annual basis and proposing new trustees.
## _Trustee Training_
The Trustee Board recognises that new Trustees must feel confident that they are equipped to meet their statutory and wider legal responsibilities and appropriate Charity Commission information is made available to them through the Company Secretary.
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## **Structure, Governance and Management (continued)**
## _Organisational Management_
The Trustees are legally responsible for the overall management and control of the Charity, including policy setting and strategic planning.
The detailed work of the Trustees is delegated to four committees, each operating under terms of reference approved by the Trustee Board, and which are required to report to the Trustee Board on a regular basis.
- Audit, Compliance & Risk Committee
- Finance & Investment Committee
- Nominations Committee
- Joint Fundraising Sub-Committee (with Millfield)
The Trustee Board approved the frequency of Committee meetings would be as follows:
- Once a year - Audit, Compliance & Risk and Nominations Committee
- Twice a year - Finance & Investment and Joint Fundraising Sub-Committee
The Joint Fundraising Sub-Committee constitution membership was increased beyond three members to include at least one Millfield Governor, a Foundation Trustee who is also a Millfield Governor and a Foundation Trustee not associated with Millfield. This is to widen discussion and allow the Sub-Committee to be quorate if a member is unable to attend. This meets twice a year.
In addition to serving on the committees, certain members of the Trustee Board also act as Governors for Millfield.
The Charity’s fundraising and administration activities are delegated to Millfield which is managed on a day-to-day basis by the Headmaster of Millfield School, the Headmaster of Millfield Prep School and the Finance Director of Millfield, (“the Executive Group”), who are supported by the Head of Foundation and other members of the Senior Leadership Teams (“SLT”). The Heads, Finance Director and Head of Foundation attend meetings of the Charity’s Trustee Board.
## _Employee Involvement_
The Charity does not have any employees.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## _Charitable Objects_
The Charity’s objects are:
- The advancement of education through the provision of scholarships to current and prospective pupils of any school operated by or otherwise associated with Millfield whose parent or guardians are in need of financial assistance; and
- The promotion of such other purposes being exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales as the Trustees may from time to time determine.
In setting the Charity’s objectives and planning activities, the Trustees have given regard to the latest guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission.
## _Mission Statement and Strategic Objectives_
In accordance with Charity Commission guidelines, the Board reviewed its Mission Statement and Strategic Objectives:
## **Mission Statement**
- To steward funds to provide transformational bursaries which enable talented children to benefit from a Millfield education.
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## **Objectives and Activities (continued)**
## **Strategic Objectives** :
- To safeguard, invest and grow investment funds raised for bursaries.
- To support the School in delivering its fundraising strategy.
- To evaluate the impact of grant-making to inform future decisions.
The Charity works with Millfield, third party investment managers and donors to build sustainable funds. This provision is significantly affected by the success of fundraising initiatives undertaken by Millfield and the ability of delegated investment managers to grow the value of fixed asset investments.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
For the financial year ended 31 August 2025, the Charity generated net income before gains on investments of £38,739 (2024: £277,238). The decrease was due to a drop in donation income of £147,337. However, investments portfolios performed strongly again this year and yielded a gain on investment assets of £562,162 (2024: £773,507). Net movement in funds after investment gain/(loss) and other gains/(losses) was £600,483 (2024: £1,006,688).
The reserves of the Charity increased by £600,483 to £7,040,160 at 31 August 2025 (2024: £6,439,677) and represent restricted funds of £7,040,160 (2024: £6,439,677). The reserves are held in order to fund the future activities of the Charity. These funds are restricted for the purpose of donations to Millfield who then use the donation to provide scholarships or bursaries to pupils where there is a financial need. The value of the individual restricted fund balances as at 31 August 2025 is shown as per note 9.
The reserves of the Charity are detailed in the Balance Sheet on page 11 of these financial statements. Broadly, they are made up of Fixed Asset Investments of £6,545,100 (2024: £6,192,485) and Net Current Assets of £495,060 (2024: £247,192).
The performance of the Fixed Asset Investments of £6,545,100 (2024: £6,192,485) are outlined below:
- The value of the investment managed by W1M Wealth Management Limited as at 31 August 2025 was £4,633,038 (2024: £4,485,184). The investment portfolio had net gain on revaluation of £379,705 (2024: £575,143) and yielded investment income of £98,477 (2024: £119,148) during the year.
- The value of the investment managed by Vanguard Investment UK Limited as at 31 August 2025 was £1,912,062 (2024: £1,707,301). The investment portfolio had net gain on revaluation of £182,457 (2024: £198,599) and yielded investment income of £22,305 (2024: £16,839) during the year.
- The value of investment managed by Rathbone Investment Management Ltd as at 31 August 2025 was £Nil (2024: £Nil). The investment portfolio had net loss on revaluation of £Nil (2024: £235) and yielded investment income of £Nil (2024: £129) during the year.
## _Fundraising_
The Charity benefits from the fundraising and administration services provided by Millfield. Fundraising is conducted through Millfield School’s Foundation Office which seeks donations from former students, parents and other members of the School community. The School complies with the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice and seeks to build positive long-term relationships with potential donors.
## _Reserves_
The Trustees seek to grow reserves by means of substantial donations and investment returns. This enables the Charity to make a donation to Millfield. Short-term liquidity requirements mainly relate to donations to funds scholarships and bursary placements. The funds available for donation are usually determined before the start of each academic year. Millfield is able to determine which pupils should benefit from the Charity’s donation, and applies the awards to benefit pupils attending the school. In making the awards Millfield gives due care and attention to any restriction attached to the donation made from the Charity.
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## **Financial Review (continued)**
The Trustees monitor the needs, risks and challenges faced by the Charity in both the short and medium term along with relevant financial forecasts to consider whether the reserves are sufficient to meet requirements.
|Reserves as at 31 August:
Note
Total Restricted Funds
9
Restricted Funds:|**2025**
£
7,040,160|**2024**
£
6,439,677|
|---|---|---|
||||
The Trustees note there are restricted reserves of £7,040,160 (2024: £6,439,677) and expect these will continue to grow with the ongoing fundraising initiatives to generate donation income and investment returns generated from investment portfolios.
The restricted funds comprise donations earmarked by the donors, or the terms of an appeal, for specific purposes. Restrictions are legally binding on the Trustees.
The Trustees do not envisage there being any difficulty in meeting current and/or future obligations of the Charity and note there is no financial dependence on key donors.
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## **TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT**
The Trustees (who are also directors of Millfield Foundation for the purposes of Company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- Make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
In so far as the Trustees are aware:
- There is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company’s auditor is unaware; and
- The Trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information.
The Report was approved by the Trustee Board of Millfield Foundation on 19 March 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
…………………………………………..
## **A H WEST**
Trustees
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF MILLFIELD FOUNDATION**
## **Opinion**
We have audited the financial statements of Millfield Foundation for the year ended 31 August 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 _The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland_ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion, the financial statements:
- give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company’s affairs as at 31 August 2025 and of the charitable company’s net movement in funds, including the income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
## **Basis for opinion**
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
## **Conclusions relating to going concern**
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
## **Other information**
The Trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Report of the Trustees. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF MILLFIELD FOUNDATION**
## **Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006**
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
- the information given in the Report of the Trustees (which includes the Directors’ Report prepared for the purposes of Charity law) for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Directors’ Report which is included within the Report of the Trustees has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception**
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Trustees (which incorporates the Directors’ Report).
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- adequate accounting records have not been kept by the charitable company; or
- the charitable company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
- certain disclosures of Trustees’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit: or
- the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies’ regime and take advantage of the small companies’ exemptions in preparing the Report of the Trustees and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.
## **Responsibilities of Trustees for the financial statements**
As explained more fully in the Trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 6, the Trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
## **Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements**
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
Based on our understanding of the charitable company and the environment in which it operates, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to Charity law, fundraising regulations and GDPR, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011.
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF MILLFIELD FOUNDATION**
We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to inappropriate journal entries to income. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:
- Inspecting correspondence with regulator;
- Discussions with management including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulation and fraud;
- Evaluating management’s controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities; and
- Identifying and testing journals.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
## **Use of our report**
This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Tracey Young (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of HaysMac LLP, Statutory Auditor
10 Queen Street Place London EC4R 1AG Date: 09/04/2026
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## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**
|**Note**
**INCOME FROM:**
Donations
4
-
Investments
4
-
**TOTAL INCOME**
-
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Costs of raising funds
5
-
Donation
5
-
Governance & administration costs
-
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
5
-
**NET INCOME BEFORE**
**GAIN/(LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS**
-
Gain/(loss) on investment assets
6
-
**NET INCOME**
-
**OTHER GAINS/ (LOSSES)**
Losses on foreign exchange
**NET MOVEMENTS IN FUNDS**
-
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward at
1 September
9
-
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**AT 31 AUGUST**
-|**Total**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
119,337
124,757
244,094
(30,174)
(163,000)
(12,181)
(205,355)
38,739
562,162
600,901
(418)
600,483
6,439,677
7,040,160|**Total**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2024**
**£**
266,674
147,803|
|---|---|---|
|||414,477
(27,636)
(97,750)
(11,853)|
|||(137,239)|
|||277,238
773,507|
|||1,050,745
(44,057)|
|||1,006,688
5,432,989|
|||6,439,677|
The results for the period derive from continuing activities and there are no gains or losses other than those shown above.
The notes on pages 13 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2025**
|**Note**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Investments
6
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
7
Cash at bank and in hand
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
8
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**NET ASSETS**
**CHARITY FUNDS**
Restricted income funds
9
**TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS**
9|**£**
-
512,714|**2025**
**£**
6,545,100
495,060|**£**
5,451
285,082|**2024**
**£**
6,192,485
247,192|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||512,714
(17,654)||290,533
(43,341)||
||||||
|||7,040,160||6,439,677|
|||7,040,160||6,439,677|
|||7,040,160||6,439,677|
These financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 19 March 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
…………………………………
## **A H WEST**
Trustees
The notes on pages 13 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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## **CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**
|**Cash flow from operating activities**
Net income for period
Adjustment to cash flows from non-cash items:
Investment income
Loss on foreign exchange differences
Net (gain) / loss on revaluation
Bank interest received
Working Capital adjustments:
Decrease in debtors
(Decrease) / increase in creditors
Net cash flow from operating activities
**Cash flow from investing activities**
Payments to acquire investments
Receipts from sales of investments
Net cash flow from investing activities
**Cash flow from financing activities**
Investment income
Bank interest income
Net cash flow from financing activities
**Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents**
**Cash and cash equivalents as at 1 September:**
**Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 August:**
**Cash and cash equivalents consists of:**
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash held within investments
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**Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 August:**|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
600,483
1,006,688
(117,003)
(136,116)
418
44,057
(562,162)
(773,507)
(7,754) (11,687)
5,451
66,116
(25,687)
26,351
**(106,254)**
**221,902**
(504,778) (1,475,419)
678,828
1,012,402
**174,050**
**(463,017)**
117,003
136,116
7,754
11,687
**124,757**
**147,803**
**192,553**
**(93,312)**
**344,030**
**437,342**
**536,583**
**344,030**
512,714
285,082
23,869
58,948
536,583
344,030|
|---|---|
The notes on pages 13 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**
## **GENERAL INFORMATION**
The Charity is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in England & Wales, and consequently does not have a share capital. Each of the members is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 towards the assets of the company in the event of the Charity being wound up. The address of the Registered Office is provided on page 21 of these financial statements.
## 1. **ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and have been consistently applied within these accounts.
## 1.1. **BASIS OF PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and the UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The Charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102.
The effects of events in relation to the year ended 31 August 2025 which occurred before the date of approval of the financial statements by the Trustee Board, have been included in the statements to the extent required to show a true and fair view of the state of affairs as at 31 August 2025 and of the results for the year ended on that date.
The Trustees have reviewed the Charity’s expectations and intentions for the next 12 months and they consider that the current and future sources of funding or support will be more than adequate for the Charity’s needs. The Trustees have therefore adopted the going concern basis of accounting.
The financial statements are presented in Pounds Sterling which is the functional currency of the Charity and rounded to the nearest £1.
## 1.2. **INCOME**
Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable.
Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the Charity where this can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included in these accounts.
Investment income such as dividends and coupons are recognised when the right to receive payment is established.
Incoming resources from charitable trading activities such as fundraising events are accounted for when earned.
## 1.3. **EXPENDITURE**
Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred. Resources expended include attributable VAT which cannot be recovered.
Charitable expenditure consists of a donation to Millfield. The value of the donation is determined based on average investment returns and is recognised as an expense on a systematic basis over the period in which the entity incurs the related costs that the grant is intended to compensate.
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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**
Costs of raising funds comprise the costs associated with investment management fees.
Governance & Administration costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the Charity including direct and related support costs.
All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the SOFA on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource.
## 1.4. **FIXED ASSETS INVESTMENTS**
Fixed assets investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are initially measured at cost and subsequently at fair value at the reporting date. Investment gains and losses, whether realised or unrealised, are combined and reported within the Statement of Financial Activities.
## 1.5. **INVESTMENT INCOME**
Dividend income on quoted equities is recognised on an accruals basis when the securities are quoted ‘ex-dividend’. Dividend income on unquoted equities is recognised when the dividend is declared.
Income from pooled investment vehicles is accounted for when declared by the fund manager.
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank or received by the investment portfolio.
## 1.6. **FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS**
The Charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualifies as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.
## 1.7. **FUND ACCOUNTING**
Restricted income funds are funds subject to a specific trust declared by the donor(s). They are expendable at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the particular purpose of that Fund.
## 1.8. **DEBTORS**
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement value due less provision required for bad or doubtful debts.
## 1.9. **CREDITORS AND PROVISIONS**
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the Charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due can be measured reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount allowing for any trade discounts due.
## 1.10. **CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND**
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term high liquid investments with a short maturity of less than three months from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
## 2. **TAXATION**
The Company is a registered Charity and as such is entitled to tax exemptions on income and gains properly applied for its charitable purposes.
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## MILLFIELD FOUNDATION
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**
## 3. **NET INCOME**
|Net income is stated after charging:
Audit fees payable
4.
**ANALYSIS OF INCOME**|**Total**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Total**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
12,120
11,760|
|---|---|
|**a. Donations**
Donations received
Gift Aid received
**b. Investments**
Investment income
Interest received|**Total**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
108,250
11,087
119,337
117,003
7,754
124,757|**Total**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2024**
**£**
256,184
10,490|
|---|---|---|
|||266,674|
|||136,116
11,687|
|||147,803|
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## MILLFIELD FOUNDATION
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**
## 5. **TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
|**Donation**
**Investment management**
Investment management fees
**Governance & Administration**
Audit fees
Bank charges
Professional fees
**PRIOR YEAR**
**Donation**
**Investment management**
Investment management fees
**Governance & Administration**
Audit fees
Bank charges
Professional fees|**Donation to**
**Millfield**
**2025**
**£**
163,000
-
-
-
-
163,000
**Donation to**
**Millfield**
**2024**
**£**
97,750
-
-
-
-
97,750|**Costs of**
**raising funds**
**2025**
**£**
-
30,174
-
-
-
30,174
**Costs of**
**raising funds**
**2024**
**£**
-
27,636
-
-
-
27,636|**Governance &**
**Admin Costs**
**2025**
**£**
-
-
12,120
61
-
12,181
**Governance &**
**Admin Costs**
**2024**
**£**
-
-
11,760
80
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11,853|**Total**
**Expenditure**
**2025**
**£**
163,000
30,174
12,120
61
-
205,355
**Total**
**Expenditure**
**2024**
**£**
97,750
27,636
11,760
80
13
137,239|**Total**
**Expenditure**
**2024**
**£**
97,750
27,636
11,760
80
13|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||137,239|
||||||**Total**
**Expenditure**
**2023**
**£**
185,913
28,664
11,040
121
-|
||||||225,738|
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## MILLFIELD FOUNDATION
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**
## 6. **INVESTMENTS**
|Market value as at 1 September 2024
Additions at cost
Disposals at market value
Net gain / (loss) on revaluation
Loss on foreign exchange differences
Net (decrease) in cash deposits
Market value as at 31 August 2025
Investments can be further analysed as follows:
Listed investments
Cash and settlements pending|**2025**
**£**
6,192,485
504,778
(678,828)
562,162
(418)
(35,079)
6,545,100
**2025**
**£**
6,521,231
23,869
6,545,100|**2024**
**£**
5,137,679
1,475,419
(1,012,402)
773,507
(44,057)
(137,661)|
|---|---|---|
|||6,192,485|
|||**2024**
**£**
6,133,537
58,948|
|||6,192,485|
The investments are held primarily to provide an investment return for the Charity which enables the Charity to make a donation to Millfield.
## 7. **DEBTORS**
|Amount due from Millfield
8.
**CREDITORS – AMOUNTS DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Accruals
Other creditors|**2025**
**£**
-
-
**2025**
**£**
17,654
-
17,654|**2024**
**£**
5,451|
|---|---|---|
|||5,451|
|||**2024**
**£**
17,030
26,311|
|||43,341|
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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**
## 9. **STATEMENT OF FUNDS**
|**Fund Name**
**RESTRICTED FUNDS**
General Fund
Erika Olde Scholarship Fund
RJOM Fund
Guy Bennett Scholarship Fund
PMJ Fund
Tom Maynard Fund
Holmcroft Scholarship Fund
St Anne’s Scholarship Fund
Sir Gareth Edwards Rugby
Scholarship Fund
The Sumner Fund
Tyrone Mings Scholarship Fund
**TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS**|**As at 1**
**September**
**2024**
**Income**
**Expenditure***
**Gain on**
**investment**
**As at 31**
**August**
**2025**
2,529,513
120,146
(107,227)
220,619
2,763,051
846,621
15,313
(17,665)
73,442
917,711
571,704
13,770
(11,606)
49,844
623,712
989,801
17,899
(21,073)
85,831
1,072,458
259,403
10,132
(1,251)
23,160
291,444
8,240
150
(39)
725
9,076
312,312
47,252
(1,635)
30,410
388,339
52,297
954
(250)
4,599
57,600
168,770
5,952
(14,432)
13,902
174,192
699,873
12,505
(30,590)
59,529
741,317
1,143
21
(5)
101
1,260|
|---|---|
||**6,439,677**
**244,094**
**(205,773)**
**562,162**
**7,040,160**|
* Expenditure includes losses on foreign exchange
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## MILLFIELD FOUNDATION
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**
## **PRIOR YEAR STATEMENT OF FUNDS**
|**Fund Name**
**RESTRICTED FUNDS**
General Fund
Erika Olde Scholarship Fund
RJOM Fund
Guy Bennett Scholarship Fund
PMJ Fund
Tom Maynard Fund
Holmcroft Scholarship Fund
St Anne’s Scholarship Fund
Sir Gareth Edwards Rugby
Scholarship Fund
The Sumner Fund
Tyrone Mings Scholarship Fund
**TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS**|**As at 1**
**September**
**2023**
**Income**
**Expenditure***
**Gain on**
**investment**
**As at 31**
**August**
**2024**
2,120,666
185,081
(78,110)
301,876
2,529,513
739,539
18,065
(13,501)
102,518
846,621
500,728
15,653
(14,225)
69,548
571,704
870,913
21,257
(23,145)
120,776
989,801
207,664
24,596
(2,799)
29,942
259,403
7,158
176
(93)
999
8,240
154,833
126,415
(3,060)
34,124
312,312
45,427
1,117
(588)
6,341
52,297
154,880
6,909
(13,873)
20,854
168,770
630,188
15,184
(31,889)
86,390
699,873
993
24
(13)
139
1,143|
|---|---|
||**5,432,989**
**414,477**
**(181,296)**
**773,507**
**6,439,677**|
- Expenditure includes losses on foreign exchange
- **Income:** Represents Donations and Gift Aid received by each fund together with Investment Income as allocated to the specific fund on the basis of quarterly average fund values.
- **Expenditure:** Represents donations made by each fund together with Investment Management Fees as allocated to the specific fund on the basis of quarterly average fund values. Other expenses are allocated to the General Fund.
- **Gain/(loss) on Investment** : Allocated to the specific fund on the basis of quarterly average fund values.
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## MILLFIELD FOUNDATION
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**
## **Purposes of Restricted Funds:**
The restricted funds will provide donations to enable Millfield to award scholarships and bursaries to current and prospective pupils of any school operated by or otherwise associated with Millfield in line with the following objectives:
- The General Fund - current and prospective pupils of any school operated by or otherwise associated with Millfield.
- The Erika Olde Scholarship Fund - talented dyslexic pupils, where there is a financial need.
- The RJOM Fund - children of Old Millfieldians, where there is a financial need.
- The Guy Bennett Scholarship Fund - pupils displaying exceptional talent in the Arts, where there is a financial need.
- The PMJ Fund - sixth-form academically able pupils with other talents such as leadership qualities, music, drama, art & sport where there is financial need.
- The Tom Maynard Fund - pupils displaying exceptional talent in the sport of cricket, where there is financial need.
- The Holmcroft Scholarship Fund - pupils boarding at Holmcroft House at Millfield where there is financial need.
- The St Anne’s Scholarship Fund - pupils boarding at St Anne’s House at Millfield where there is financial need.
- The Sir Gareth Edwards Rugby Scholarship Fund - annual rugby scholarship to a pupil at Millfield where there is financial need.
- The Sumner Fund - female pupils with a bias towards science and who otherwise would not afford the fees.
- The Tyrone Mings Scholarship Fund - pupils displaying exceptional talent in the sport of football.
## 10. **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
The Charity, which is a private Company, is limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital. The ultimate controlling party is Millfield, a company registered in England and Wales.
## 11. **RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS**
Donation income is received both directly by the Millfield Foundation and indirectly via Millfield. Any donations collected by Millfield on behalf of the Foundation are subsequently transferred to the Charity. During the year, Millfield School collected donations totalling £87,187 (2024: £161,554) and transferred £87,187 (2024: £156,103) to the Foundation. The remaining balance of £Nil (2024: £5,451) is included within other debtors.
Trustees and their related parties made aggregate donations of £26,440 (2024: £102,640) during the year to Millfield Foundation.
There have been no other related party transactions during the year.
## 12. **TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES**
The Trustees have not received any remuneration for their services during the year (2024: Nil). Any Trustee expenses incurred for travel and subsistence are reimbursed by Millfield.
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## **TRUSTEES, ADVISORS AND KEY STAFF FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**
|**TRUSTEES:**|B Alizadeh|||
|---|---|---|---|
||R K Bennett|||
||W J Bushell|||
||M J Craigs (appointed 31 March 2025)|||
||E S Decamp|||
||T P Griffiths|||
||P M Johnson (resigned||23 May 2025)|
||D B A Pinto|||
||M A L Simon (resigned||31 March 2025)|
||A H West|||
|**SECRETARY:**|M D Shaw|||
|**REGISTERED OFFICE:**|Millfield|||
||Butleigh Road|||
||Street|||
||England|||
||BA16 0YD|||
|**REGISTERED NUMBERS:**|Company|06370560||
||Charity||1121630|
|**AUDITORS:**|HaysMac LLP|||
||10 Queen Street Place|||
||London|||
||EC4R 1AG|||
|**BANKERS:**|HSBC|||
||41 Southgate Street|||
||Bath|||
||BA1 1TN|||
|**SOLICITORS:**|Veale Wasborough Vizard Bristol|||
||Narrow Quay House|||
||Narrow Quay|||
||Bristol|||
||BS1 4QA|||
|**INVESTMENT MANAGERS:**|Vanguard Investments||UK Limited|
||The Walbrook Building|||
||25 Walbrook|||
||London|||
||EC4N 8AF|||
||W1M Wealth Management Limited|||
||(previously Waverton Investment Management Limited)|||
||16 Babmaes Street|||
||London|||
||SW1Y 6AH|||
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## **OF THE TRUSTEES ONLY.**
## **THEY DO NOT FORM PART OF THE STATUTORY ACCOUNTS.**
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## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**
|**2025**
**£**
**INCOME**
Sir Gareth Edwards Rugby Scholarship Fund Donations
3,000
General Fund Donations
63,342
RJOM Fund Donations
2,717
Sumner Fund Donations
-
PMJ Fund Donations
4,410
Holmcroft Scholarship Fund Donations
34,781
108,250
Gift Aid Received
11,087
11,087
119,337
**EXPENSES**
Donation to Millfield
(163,000)
(
Investment Management Expenses
(30,174)
(
Audit Fees
(12,120)
(
Bank Charges
(61)
Professional fees
-
(205,355)
**OPERATING (LOSS)/ SURPLUS**
(86,018)
**INVESTMENT INCOME AND INTEREST RECEIVABLE**
Bank Interest
7,754
Investment Income
117,003
124,757
**SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR EXCLUDING GAIN/ (LOSS)**
**ON INVESTMENTS AND OTHER**
**38,739**|**2024**
**£**
3,200
114,097
2,727
-
15,710
120,450
256,184
10,490
10,490
266,674
97,750)
27,636)
11,760)
(80)
(13)
(137,239)
129,435
11,687
136,116
147,803
**277,238**|**2024**
**£**
3,200
114,097
2,727
-
15,710
120,450|
|---|---|---|
|||129,435
147,803|
|||**277,238**|
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