THE FRIENDS OF THORNTON

Registered charity 1064059 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Charity are to advance the education of children and young persons attending Thornton College, in particular by providing and assisting with the provision of books, equipment, buildings and other items and facilities at the College which would not otherwise be provided.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ATTENDING THORNTON COLLEGE (AT THE CONVENT OF JESUS & MARY, THORNTON, MILTON KEYNES, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE) IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF BOOKS, EQUIPMENT, BUILDING AND OTHER ITEMS AND FACILITIES AT THE COLLEGE WHICH WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE PROVIDED.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE MILTON KEYNES

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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Registered contact address: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity raised over £16,000 for student benefits, with a Nearly New shop contributing nearly £10,000. The trustees note that profit margins on fundraising events reduced due to increased costs for catering, fireworks, and safety cover. The charity is continuing its activities and saving funds for a future large project.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2023 (received 22/03/2025, 265 days after the 30/06/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Helen Hircockchair
• Catriona Lucy Scott Morris · trustee of 1 other charity
• Melanie Bateman
• Mia Bloomfield
• SUZANNE LOUISE BROWN
• Sarah Winkleman

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Milton Keynes

Income and spending

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