The Willink School Charitable Trust
The Willink School Charitable Trust
For some time, the senior staff and governors have been looking at ways to provide additional financial support to the school. With continued pressure on school budgets, as documented by local and national media, raising additional funds, particularly for capital projects is now vital.
In 2015, The Willink established The Willink School Charitable Trust with the aim of raising funds to provide additional financial support to the school. We started by concentrating on Large Capital projects, but with the current financial climate we may also have to support the school with smaller more day to day requirements..
Over recent years the amount that the school is given for capital development has been cut by 80% and now means that we can only carry out the most urgent repairs. Although The Willink is a West Berkshire school, the Local Authority is also facing financial challenges and so it was decided that we needed to be proactive ourselves.
The Willink Charitable Trust is registered with the Charities Commission. The “Object of the Trust” is “The advancement of Education for the Public benefit with particular emphasis on The Willink (Burghfield Common) and its local community”.
The Trustees are:
- Ms Margaret Baxter - Governor
- Mrs Samantha Coombes - Governor
- Mr Mike Cook, Governor - Chair of Trustees
- Ms. N Browning - Headteacher
- Mrs S Fiorin - Treasurer
The Trustees will continue to approach local businesses and other organisations for financial and practical support. We are also applying for grants and other funding sources. “Charitable Status” will give us access to many sources that we had previously been unable to approach.
As well as larger donors we would like to invite parents and carers, past pupils, members of the local community and other interested parties to support the school and the Trust in a number of ways, both financial and practical.
If you would like to make a donation to the Trust or have any questions or suggestions that you would like to share with the Trustees please contact us via Mrs Nicky White, PA to the Head Teacher, on 0118 983 2030 or nwhite@willink.w-berks.sch.uk
We are very optimistic about The Willink School Charitable Trust, and look forward to enhancing and enriching our student and staff experience at The Willink.
Donations to The Willink Charitable Trust
To support the Trust you can make a donation to the school in the form of a regular standing order or a one off annual donation; we currently receive individual amounts between £5 and £35 a month. Whatever the size of donation please be assured it will be greatly valued.
To make a donation, please click the blue button below:
Donate Here - The Willink Charitable Trust
Gift Aid
Everyone is familiar with gift aid and the extra 25p in every pound donated by the government. If you are eligible, please tick the Gift Aid confirmation box to help the school raise extra money to help our students.
If you have any questions regarding the Trust, or feel you can help then please contact the Finance Office on 0118 9832030 or finance@willink.w-berks.sch.uk.
