DIAMOND EDUCATION GRANT
The Fund provides scholarships to assist women in advancing their education.
Objects
The Charity shall provide grants and other support to assist women in advancing their education.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £169,056, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of maintaining a reserve of £20,000. The trustees have confirmed adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. Total incoming resources for the year were £25,458, with total charitable and support expenditure amounting to £15,682.
What the accounts disclose
“They have concluded that a reserve of €20,000 should be maintained.”
“Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) Limited collects levies, payable by the members, on behalf of the charity. During the year the amounts collected and received from Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) Limited totalled €2,020 (2025: E2, 109).” — page 15
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- ANNE CHILD
- Ameeta Sabharwal
- Jennifer Walker
- Kathleen Veronica Belinis DL
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £25k | £16k |
| 31/03/2025 | £31k | £30k |
| 31/03/2024 | £11k | £40k |
| 31/03/2023 | £12k | £45k |
| 31/03/2022 | £66k | £19k |
Common questions
Is DIAMOND EDUCATION GRANT financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £169,056, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of maintaining a reserve of £20,000. The trustees have confirmed adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. Total incoming resources for the year were £25,458, with total charitable and support expenditure amounting to £15,682. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| The Brindle Foundation | 1 | £117k |
| THE LOPPYLUGS AND BARBARA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £21k |
| THE SYNCONA FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| SSP FOUNDATION | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- THE ROWLAND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
- DOWNS SYNDROME DIAMOND FOUNDATION LIMITED
- ST CLEMENT DANES SCHOOL ANCHOR FUND
- MILLFIELD FOUNDATION
- DEVONPORT HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS DEVELOPMENT FUND
- FUND FOR ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIAMOND EDUCATION GRANT | £25k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ROWLAND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | £378k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DOWNS SYNDROME DIAMOND FOUNDATION LIMITED | £119k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST CLEMENT DANES SCHOOL ANCHOR FUND | £48k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MILLFIELD FOUNDATION | £244k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DEVONPORT HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS DEVELOPMENT FUND | £54k | £120,001 - £130,000 | — | above | — | no doubt |