INSPIRE SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
The charity delivers literacy, road safety and walk to school initiatives to support schools, families and children. In the Kent area it also supports the charitable sector by staging collaborative fundraising events which good causes use to boost their fundraising.
Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, THE HOMELESS AND DISADVANTAGED IN ENGLAND BY DELIVERING, SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING LITERACY INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE READING, WRITING, SPEAKING AND LISTENING SKILLS. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, THE HOMELESS AND DISADVANTAGED IN ENGLAND THROUGH, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY, THE DELIVERY AND SUPPORT OF GREEN TRAVEL TO SCHOOL INITIATIVES, PROMOTION OF FOOD EDUCATION INITIATIVES, AND PROVISION OF LEISURE TIME ADRENALINE CHALLENGES. THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY SUPPORTING SCHOOL COUNCILS, STUDENT GROUPS AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN ENGLAND TO EMPOWER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO INFLUENCE COMMUNITY ISSUES, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY ON, HEALTH AND ROAD SAFETY ISSUES. THE PROMOTION OF ARTS AND SCIENCE TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS WITHIN ENGLAND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SUBJECTS TO THE FAMILY, ECONOMY AND SOCIETY. THE PROMOTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS WITHIN ENGLAND THROUGH, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY ON, GREEN TRAVEL INITIATIVES, NATURE CONSERVATION, ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING.
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2021
- Volunteers: 2
- Government income: £129,140 — grants £129,140 (21); 61% of the £210,779 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2020
- Government income: £175,221 — grants £175,221 (22); 54% of the £323,768 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2019
- Volunteers: 4
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Its only annual return with a recorded received date was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2021 (received 17/12/2022, 47 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).
4 further annual returns are past their due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).
Trustees
- STUART SMITHchair
- BRIAN PORTANIER
- Hayley King
- MARTIN VYE
- Maureen Chiana
- Victoria Richmond
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | — | — |
| 31/12/2024 | — | — |
| 31/12/2023 | — | — |
| 31/12/2022 | — | — |
| 31/12/2021 | £211k | £277k |
Common questions
Who funds INSPIRE SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name INSPIRE SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £1k | Children and Youth |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/06/2021 | £8k | The Kent Volunteering Awards |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/08/2019 | £7k | Kent Volunteering Awards |