The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Wellington School Foundation

Registered charity 1105256 Registered since 2004

Operates: Somerset

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Board DNA

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5
trustees on the board
8.6y median 9y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
3
trustees past 6 years
12.5y
average years in governance
4 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
5
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 5Environment/conservation/heritage 4General Charitable Purposes 4Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Education 8Professional services 2Tech and media 1

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  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Contact

Websitewww.wellington-school.org.uk
Emailbursar@wellington-school.org.uk
Phone01823668806
AddressWELLINGTON SCHOOL, SOUTH STREET, WELLINGTON, TA21 8NT

Finances

£320,136 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£174,349£159,637
2022£187,356£118,550
2023£307,999£181,253
2024£185,241£165,007
2025£320,136£242,648

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined Groups

How

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Charitable objects

3. OBJECTS3.1. The objects of the Charity are:3.1.1. to promote the charitable work of Wellington School 1837 (being a company registered with Companies House for England and Wales under number 09316033, and registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under number 1161447);3.1.2. to further the education and the advancement in life of present and past pupils of Wellington School through the provision of scholarships, bursaries and grants, and such other means as the Trustees shall consider appropriate from time to time;3.1.3. to preserve for the benefit of the public the school Chapel and such other parts of the school site as are worthy of preservation in view of their historical, architectural or environmental significance;3.1.4. to promote the education principally but not exclusively of persons resident or working in Wellington and its environs through the provision of teaching and the facilities for learning and in such other ways and on such terms as the Trustees shall consider appropriate;3.1.5. to promote community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of persons resident or working in Wellington and its environs by the provision of instruction and facilities for the same on such terms as the Trustees shall consider appropriate; and3.1.6. to further such other charitable purposes as the Trustees shall from time to time decide;(the “Objects”).3.2. This Article 3 may be amended by special resolution but only with the prior written consent of the Commission.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/07/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/06/2007 as amended on 25 Jun 2021 as amended on 23 Jul 2021

Trustees (5)

5trustees
64median age
2aged 70+
Succession outlook: 2 of 5 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

The Wellington School Foundation · 05176879 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 12/07/2004

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

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