BISHOPSLAND EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1093301 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BISHOPSLAND WORKSHOPS

The provision of postgraduate training in the fine and the applied arts and crafts to persons who are in financial need and the assistance in the establishment of such persons as artists craftsmen and designers. In furtherance of these objects it provides a postgraduate course in silversmithing and jewellery for recent graduates.The charity seeks to be a centre of excellence.

Objects

SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN THE FINE AND APPLIED ARTS AND CRAFTS TO PERSONS WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL NEED AND THE ASSISTANCE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH PERSONS AS CRAFTSMEN.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE UNITED KINGDOM

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: Vale of White Horse, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £150,580 for the year, with total income increasing by 119% to £492,837. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are held at £627,291, which is above their stated policy target of £150,000. The going concern basis is supported by agreed grant contracts for the foreseeable future.

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 5 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
• 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)

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Tom JOneschair
• Craig Menzies
• Glenn Hawksbee
• Joanna Gregory
• PETER WHITE
• Rebecca Kirk
• Rebecca Knott
• Rebecca van Rooijen

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH HOUSE SILVER WORKSHOP TRUST.

• SOUTH HOUSE SILVER WORKSHOP TRUST income £80k
• THE UPHOLDERS CHARITY income £137k
• QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOLARSHIP TRUST LIMITED income £1.2m
• ROCHDALE ANCIENT PARISH EDUCATIONAL TRUSTS income £53k
• THE ALL SAINTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £682k
• GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £125k

Side by side with its peers

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