THE DRAYSON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1076700 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trustees hold the income and such part of the capital as they determine for such of the charitable objects and to make donations to such charitable objects as they decide.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE BUT IN PARTICULAR BY MAKING GRANTS, GIFTS OR LOANS TO STATUTORY HEALTH AND WELFARE SERVICES. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF YOUNG PERSONS AND ADULTS BY THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, GRANTS AND ALLOWANCES TO STUDENTS OR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS AT ANY EDUCATIONAL OR TRAINING ESTABLISHMENT AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE AND SUCH OTHER PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were £2,929,823, which the trustees consider satisfactory to meet annual donations. The charity reported a net loss on investments of £36,627, resulting in a net decrease in funds for the year, though unrestricted fund balances remained stable at approximately £2.93 million.

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.

• 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• CLARE MARY MAURICE · trustee of 2 other charities
• George Drayson
• LADY ELSPETH JANE DRAYSON
• LORD PAUL RUDD DRAYSON
• Olivia Drayson

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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