THE DAVID AND JAYNE PATERSON EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1076792 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trustees have fulfilled the charitable objects principally by enabling ethnic Chinese students to study for an undergraduate degree in law at Oxford University. With effect from September 2021 students were given the opportunity to participate in the MJur programme, BA in Jurisprudence, MSc Law and Finance, MPhil in Law, or DPhil in Law.

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Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £503,191, comprising a £500,000 investment property and £3,191 in net current assets. The trustees note that the trust is funded annually by the Founder Trustee and does not maintain significant financial reserves, though they consider the risk of running out of funds unlikely due to the Founder Trustee's continued generosity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Note 12
As disclosed in note 2, the founder trustee, Mr David Paterson, made donations totalling £45,000 (2024: £65,800) to the Trust during the year. — page 14
An invoice for £2,532 (2024: £4,200) was issued by Lee Bolton Monier-Williams where one of the trustees is a partner and a head of commercial property. At the year end, it remains outstanding (2024: £2,200). — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 12
As disclosed in note 2, the founder trustee, Mr David Paterson, made donations totalling £45,000 (2024: £65,800) to the Trust during the year. — page 14
An invoice for £2,532 (2024: £4,200) was issued by Lee Bolton Monier-Williams where one of the trustees is a partner and a head of commercial property. At the year end, it remains outstanding (2024: £2,200). — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£46k£37k
05/04/2024£76k£78k
05/04/2023£31k£33k
05/04/2022£43k£43k
05/04/2021£35k£36k

Common questions

Is THE DAVID AND JAYNE PATERSON EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £503,191, comprising a £500,000 investment property and £3,191 in net current assets. The trustees note that the trust is funded annually by the Founder Trustee and does not maintain significant financial reserves, though they consider the risk of running out of funds unlikely due to the Founder Trustee's continued generosity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.