Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 3

KENTISH'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

This 300 year old charity makes grants to young people of secondary school age and normally up to first degree level for expenses arising from education. Some priority is given to needy young people with the family name Kentish. Otherwise, applicants need to be permanently resident in Hertfordshire or Bedfordshire.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 59 years

01727856626

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	£33	£16	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/22	£31	£16	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/21	£30	£25	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/20	£29	£21	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/19	£29	£18	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/18	£28	£18	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£28	£18	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£28	£16	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£27	£26	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£26	£25	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£25	£29	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£25	£29	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£25	£27	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£25	£21	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£26	£19	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£25	£17	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£23	£20	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£22	£20	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£22	£24	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£22	£18	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals

Where it operates

Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALISON STEER (Chair) Appointed: 2005

DAVID JONATHAN ROSE Appointed: 2019

LYNDA LEES Appointed: 2022

MICHAEL HIGHSTEAD Appointed: 2013

MR WILL DICKINSON Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: THE HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS,

PAUL BARNES Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: WEST HERTS ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION,

REV BECKY LEACH Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: FROGMORE OLD ALMSHOUSES FUND,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/04/1965, number: 313098

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

7 NUNNERY STABLES
ST. ALBANS
AL1 2AS

Objectives

(A) THE AWARD TO BENEFICIARIES OF GRANTS TOWARDS COSTS ARISING FROM EDUCATION AT ANY SECONDARY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT APPROVED FOR THE PURPOSE BY THE TRUSTEES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENABLING BENEFICIARIES TO STUDY MUSIC OR OTHER ARTS OR TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE OF THEIR EDUCATION(B) THE GRANT TO BENEFICIARIES OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS OR BOOKS TO HELP THEM ON LEAVING SECONDARY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT TO PREPARE FOR, OR TO ENTER, A PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING;(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF BENEFICIARIES IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.(2) IN THIS CLAUSE BENEFICIARIES MEANS BOYS, GIRLS AND YOUNG PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY RESIDENT IN THE COUNTIES OF HERTFORDSHIRE AND BEDFORDSHIRE, WHO IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES, ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND, SUBJECT AS IN SUB-CLAUSE (3) BELOW PROVIDED, A PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN - FIRST, TO BOYS, GIRLS AND YOUNG PERSONS WITH THE FAMILY NAME KENTISH; AND SECONDLY, TO BOYS, GIRLS AND YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE OF KIN TO THE FOUNDER, THE SAID THOMAS KENTISH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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