MARK RUTHERFORD SCHOOL FUND

Registered charity 1086558 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

to provide extra curriculum activitites for children aged between 11 and 18

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF MARK RUTHERFORD SCHOOL BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL, AND OTHER CHARITABLE FACILITIES IN AUGMENTATION OF SUCH FACILITIES FINANCED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY OR THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND SCIENCE (DFEE)

Area of benefit: BEDFORD

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 School Fund incurred an excess of expenditure over income of £7,317.52 for the year ended 31 August 2025. Consequently, the fund balance decreased from £52,045.72 to £44,728.20. The independent examiner confirms that the fund's assets were sufficient to meet all liabilities in full.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Warehand

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

Operates in: Bedford

Income and spending

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