THE OLD ELTHAMIANS' CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1149911 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1.to advance education of persons anywhere in the world with preference for pupils and former pupils of Eltham College and/or to or for the said school or for any of its undertakings.2.to promote community participation in healthy recreation, including the provision of facilities for the advancement of amateur sport, mainly in the London Boroughs of Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY TO THE FOLLOWING TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WITH A PREFERENCE FOR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PUPILS AND FORMER PUPILS OF ELTHAM COLLEGE (THE SCHOOL FOR THE SONS OF MISSIONARIES) AND/OR TO OR FOR THE SAID SCHOOL OR FOR ANY OF ITS UNDERTAKINGS WHEREVER THEY MAY BE SITUATED;AND TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN SUCH WAYS AS THE DIRECTORS THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT.

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £959,432, which includes significant non-liquid assets such as freehold property valued at £634,324. The charity reported a small operating surplus of £47 before investment gains, with total income of £81,693 closely matching total expenditure of £81,646. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Martin James Holcombe
• NEALE HOULDEN
• RUSSELL JON DELLAR
• TIMOTHY HADEN-SCOTT

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

Operates in: Bromley · Greenwich · Lewisham

Income and spending

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