Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE BERNARD THORPE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 

Awarding grants to schools and groups for educational and cultural activities in Shepshed, Leics.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/23£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£3£2£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£3£2£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£3£5£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£3£0£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£3£5£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£3£5£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£3£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£8£3£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£3£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£3£5£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£2£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£2£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 51 years

CHARLES.L.EASTLAKE@GMAIL.COM

07508537326

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

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/10/1973, number: 527893
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 147 days late, AR12: 141 days late, AR10: 45 days late,
Main office

12 Church Street
Shepshed
LOUGHBOROUGH
Leicestershire
LE12 9RH

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA 1. BY THE PROVISION FOR SHEPSHED COUNTY SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY CENTRE OR EVENING INSTITUTE ATTACHED TO IT OF APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE, WORKS OR ART, BUILDINGS AND AMENITIES OTHER THAN THOSE NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY. 2. FOR OR TOWARDS THE PROVISION OF LECTURES, RECITALS, DEBATES, CONCERTS, ENTERTAINMENTS, EXHIBITIONS, BALLETS, THEATRICAL AND DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES OR FILMS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA AND IN PAYING THE FEES AND EXPENSES THERETO, BUT IN EVERY CASE AVOIDING THE INTRODUCTION OF PARTY POLITICS. 3. FOR GIVING ASSISTANCE (OTHERWISE THAN SUCH AS MAY BE GIVEN BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY) TO INDIVIDUAL PUPILS OR GROUPS OF PUPILS AND MEMBERS OF STAFF OF THE SAID SCHOOL AND MEMBERS AND LEADERS OF RECOGNISED YUTH GROUPS IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA (SO FAR AS ANY SUCH PERSONS ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) FOR GOING ON SUCH EXPEDITIONS AT HOME OR ABROAD AS MAY ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE RESEARCH OR STUDY OR BY MEANS OF SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING AND ENDURANCE TO ACQUIRE CULTIVATE OR DEVELOP SUCH QUALITIES OR CHARACTER AS MAY BETTER EQUIP THEM FOR WORK. 4. FOR AND TOWARDS ANY PURPOSE HAVING IN VIEW (OTHERWISE THAN BY DIRECT RELIEF OF RATES) SUCH SOCIAL CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN SHEPSHED - NEIGHBOURHOOD AS MAY FURTHER EDUC RESIDENTS THEREIN. 5. TOWARDS OTHER PURPOSE COMPREHENDED IN PARAMOUNT PURPOSE OF THIS TRUST.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SHEPSHED AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great