THE JEAN GROVE TRUST

Registered charity 1109593 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's current priority is to support, through the giving of grants, four Roman Catholic schools in Ethiopia; the Blessed Ghebre Michael School at Bahir Dar, the Lord Jesus Catholic School in Zizencho in the Eparchy of Emdibir, and the St Peter and Paul School at Zalambessa, and the Dawhan kindergarten, both in the Eparchy of Adigrat.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION BY ADVANCING THE PASTORAL AND SOCIAL WORK OF THE ETHIOPIAN CATHOLIC CHURCHTO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN ETHIOPIA, REGARDLESS OF ETHNICITY OR RELIGION, THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS RUN BY THE ETHIOPIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE OVERSEAS IN ETHIOPIA, AFRICA.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a small net deficit of £1,503 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling slightly to £51,138. Per the trustees' report, this reserve level remains substantially above the stated minimum requirement of two years' committed expenditure, providing assurance of the continuation of support.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

• 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
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr DEIRDRE SERJEANTSONchair
• DR CLAERWEN JAMES
• PROFESSOR EAMON DUFFY
• Professor Francis Peter Spufford
• ROBERT ANDREW POWELL
• SOPHIE SMILEY
• Steven James Mastin

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

Operates in: Ethiopia

Income and spending

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