THE MARC SMITH EDUCATIONAL CHARITY

Registered charity 1045965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Applicants for further education grants must reside in Claybrooke Magna, Claybrooke Parva, Ullesthorpe or Wibtoft and be under 24 years. There are grants for pupils, resident in these villages, to help them move from primary schools to Upper Schools. Grants are made to Ullesthorpe and Claybrooke Parva schools for education projects. All these grants are subject to the income of the charity.

Objects

(A)IN PROVIDING FOR CLAYBROOKE PRIMARY SCHOOL OR ULLESTHORPE CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL SUCH SPECIAL BENEFITS OF ANY KIND NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE AGREED BETWEEN THE RESPECTIVE SCHOOL GOVERNORS AND THE TRUSTEES;(B)IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING)OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN OR NEAR THE AREA OF BENEFIT OR WHO HAVE A PARENT OR PARENTS SO RESIDENT OR WHO HAVE AT ANY TIME ATTENDED AS A PUPIL AT A SCHOOL IN OR NEAR THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE SEE SCHEME)

Area of benefit: THE PARISHES OF CLAYBROOKE MAGNA,CLAYBROOKE PARVA AND ULLESTHORPE IN LEICESTERSHIRE AND THE PARISH OF WIBTOFT IN WARWICKSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred an excess of expenditure over income of £257.69 for the year ended 31 December 2025. Total reserves decreased from £9,938.37 to £9,680.68. The trustees report that the charity remains operational with income from rent, grants, and allotments covering most expenditures.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Marc Smith Educational Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• TREVOR Christopher DAWESchair
• Dr Zoe Louise Ridley
• Hugh Stratton Edgley
• Jo-Ann Allcoat
• Joanne Stuart-Matthews
• SIMON SMITH · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Leicestershire · Warwickshire

Income and spending

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