S.Y. KILLINGLEY MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 1111891 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S.Y.K. TRUST

We give grants to adults taking part-time education courses in the arts and humanities in the North-East of England. Grants can be for fees, transport, books and materials, or other expenses such as child care.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT OF ADULTS WHO WISH TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR EDUCATION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 charity faced significant operational difficulties, specifically that the Treasurer was unable to access the bank account or compile the statement of accounts. The document notes that the number of trustees was reduced to five, below the maximum of eight, and highlights a reliance on donations with no disclosed reserves policy or independent audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Dermot Hastings Killingleychair
• ANDY Siauw-Jung LIE BA BD MTh
• Dr Mabel Leng-Sim Lie
• Henryk Hieronim Nowicki DAES, MEd
• Katie Ann STAMPS BA MLitt
• VIVIEN CLARE NOWICKI B.A.

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · Redcar And Cleveland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

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