Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    LOWESTOFT CHURCH AND TOWN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 

    This Charity makes grants to Higher Education Students aged under 25 from Lowestoft, and to State Schools in the Lowestoft area
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Income has been volatile recently

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    05/04/23£18£12£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
    05/04/22£17£15£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
    05/04/21£20£16£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
    05/04/20£24£15£9n/an/an/an/an/a0
    05/04/19*£24£17£7n/an/an/an/an/a0
    05/04/18£24£13£11£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/17£17£15£2£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/16£25£18£7£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/15£6£19£-13£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/14£6£19£-13£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/13£18£18£0£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/12£6£18£-12£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/11£22£14£8£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/10£21£12£9£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/09£18£13£4£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/08£30£13£17£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/07£18£13£6£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/06£18£13£4£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/05£13£13£0£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/04£17£19£-3£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 60 years

    01493849200

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    GiG Classification
    • Academic support
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    Where it operates
    • Suffolk,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (12)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/05/1964, number: 310460
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR19: 12 days late,
    Main office

    Norton Peskett Solicitors
    148 London Road North
    Lowestoft
    NR32 1HF

    Objectives

    TO APPLY THE INCOME OF THE EDUCATINAL FOUNDATION AS FOLLOWS: A) AS TO NOT MORE THAN ONE THIRD THEREOF IN OR TOWARDS PROVIDING SUCH SPECIAL BENEFITS OF ANY KIND NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY AT ANY MAINTAINED SCHOOLS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE AGREED BY THE GOVERNORS OF THE SCHOOLS CONCERNED. B) AS TO THE REMAINDER THEREOF IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PERSONS WHO HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF 25 YEARS, WHO OR WHOSE PARENTS ARE RSIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT OR WHO HAVE ATTENDED SCHOLS IN THE AREA FOR NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE , AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALIITY OF THE FOREGOING - IN AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, BURSARIES, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OR OTHER INSTITUTION OF FURTHER EDUCATION APPROVED FOR THE PURPOSE BY THE TRUSTEES; AND IN PROVIDING FINANACIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS OR BOKS TO ASSIST SUCH PREONS TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE STUDY OF MUSIC AND OTHER ARTS) TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF, OR TO PREPARE FOR OR ENTER A PROFESSION, TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE ON LEAVING SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    ANCIENT PARISH OF LOWESTOFT

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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