DIAMOND EDUCATION GRANT

Registered charity 1139668 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEG

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.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

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: Stockport, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£16k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2026

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.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a reserve of €20,000 should be maintained (reserves figure: £169k)
“They have concluded that a reserve of €20,000 should be maintained.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: SIGBI Limited collects levies on behalf of the charity
“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
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Anguilla · Bangladesh · Barbados · Grenada · Guernsey · India · Ireland · Isle Of Man · Jamaica · Jersey · Malta · Nepal

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DIAMOND EDUCATION GRANT£25k——unclear—no doubt
THE ROWLAND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2025£378k—0above—no doubt
DOWNS SYNDROME DIAMOND FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£119k——unclear—no doubt
ST CLEMENT DANES SCHOOL ANCHOR FUND FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
MILLFIELD FOUNDATION FY2025£244k—0unclear—no doubt
DEVONPORT HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS DEVELOPMENT FUND FY2025£54k£120,001 - £130,000—above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.