THE ENDOWMENT FUND OF THE SCHOOLS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH THE FIRST, BARNET

Registered charity 1069496 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Q E ENDOWMENT FUND BARNET

Grants for educational purposes are given to individuals and, in the form of Special Purpose Grants, to the two Queen Elizabeth's Schools. Please note that individual beneficiaries of the charity must be students who are about to attend, are attending or have attended the schools of Queen Elizabeth the First, Barnet. They must be under 25.

Objects

APPLICATION OF INCOME OF THE BOYS' ENDOWMENT:- THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY UP TO 80% OF THE CLEAR INCOME OF THE BOY'S ENDOWMENT IN PROVIDING SUCH SPECIAL BENEFITS OF ANY KIND NOT PROVIDED FROM PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GRANT MAINTAINED BOYS SCHOOL, BARNET AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE AGREED UPON BETWEEN THE TRUSTEES AND THE SCHOOL GOVERNORS. THE RESIDUE OF THE SAID NET INCOME SHALL BE APPLIED BY THE TRUSTEES IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF BOYS AND YOUNG MEN UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-FIVE YEARS WHO ARE ABOUT TO ATTEND OR ARE ATTENDING OR HAVE FOR NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS ATTENDED THE SAID BOYS SCHOOL AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:- (A) THE AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TENABLE AT ANY UNIVERSITY OR OTHER PLACE OF LEARNING APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES; (B) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS OR BOOKS TO ENABLE BENEFICIARIES ON LEAVING SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT TO PREPARE FOR OR TO ASSIST WITH THEIR ENTRY INTO, A PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING; (C) THE AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TO ENABLE BENEFICIARIES TO STUDY MUSIC OR OTHER ARTS OR TO TRAVEL TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION; (C) IN OTHERWISE PROMOTING THE EDUCATION INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING OF BENEFICIARIES.APPLICATION OF INCOME OF THE GIRLS' ENDOWMENT:- THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY UP TO 80% OF THE CLEAR INCOME OF THE GIRLS' ENDOWMENT IN PROVIDING SUCH SPECIAL BENEFITS OF ANY KIND NOT PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR THE QUEEN ELIZABETH'S COUNTY MAINTAINED SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, BARNET AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE AGREED UPON BETWEEN THE TRUSTEES AND THE SCHOOL GOVERNORS. THE RESIDUE OF THE SAID NET INCOME SHALL BE APPLIED BY THE TRUSTEES IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-FIVE YEARS WHO ARE ABOUT TO ATTEND OR ARE ATTENDING OR HAVE FOR NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS ATTENDED THE GIRLS SCHOOL AND ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:- (A) THE AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TENABLE AT ANY UNIVERSITY OR OTHER PLACE OF LEARNING APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES; (B) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS OR BOOKS TO ENABLE BENEFICIARIES ON LEAVING SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT TO PREPARE FOR OR TO ASSIST WITH THEIR ENTRY INTO, A PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING; (C) THE AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TO ENABLE BENEFICIARIES TO STUDY MUSIC OR OTHER ARTS OR TO TRAVEL TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION; (D) IN OTHERWISE PROMOTING THE EDUCATION INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING OF BENEFICIARIES.DISCRETIONARY FUNDWHERE A BEQUEST OR DONATION IS RECEIVED, AND IT IS NOT DESIGNATED AS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BOYS’ ENDOWMENT OR THE GIRLS’ ENDOWMENT SUCH MONIES SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE DISCRETIONARY FUND.THE NET INCOME AFTER DEFRAYING THE DIRECT COSTS OF THE DISCRETIONARY FUND SHALL BE APPLIED BY THE TRUSTEES IN THE MANNER AND FOR THE OBJECTS PRESCRIBED IN CLAUSES 26 TO 31 OF THE SCHEME OF 3 FEBRUARY 1998 SAVE THAT THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE THE SOLE DISCRETION IN APPLYING THAT INCOME IN WHATEVER PROPORTIONS, IF ANY, THAT THEY SHALL DECIDE TO THE BENEFIT OF THE BOYS OR GIRLS AND SHALL NOT BE BOUND BY THE PERCENTAGES SET OUT IN CLAUSES 27, 28, 30 OR 31 OF THE SCHEME OF 3 FEBRUARY 1998.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hertsmere, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total endowment reserves of £1,260,607, with unrestricted funds of £147,432. The trustees report that the financial performance was satisfactory and that the charity is dependent on investment income, noting that investments are performing satisfactorily.

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 3 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.

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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 31/03/2023 (received 02/02/2024, 2 days after the 31/01/2024 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£46k£41k
31/03/2024£44k£39k
31/03/2023£44k£85k
31/03/2022£34k£12k
31/03/2021£83k£87k

Common questions

Is THE ENDOWMENT FUND OF THE SCHOOLS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH THE FIRST, BARNET financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total endowment reserves of £1,260,607, with unrestricted funds of £147,432. The trustees report that the financial performance was satisfactory and that the charity is dependent on investment income, noting that investments are performing satisfactorily. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE GUILD ESTATE ENDOWMENT1£3.5m
THE ROUGHAM ESTATE TRUST1£5k
THE FAVERSHAM MUNICIPAL CHARITIES 20101£2k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with QUEEN ELIZABETH I FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ENDOWMENT FUND OF THE SCHOOLS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH THE FIRST, BARNET£46k—0unclear—no doubt
QUEEN ELIZABETH I FOUNDATION FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL CHARITY FY2025£37k—0above—no doubt
ELIZABETH ALLEN TRUST FY2025£34k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH'S SCHOOL FY2025£2.2m—0above—no doubt
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S ENDOWED SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£57k—0unclear—noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.