GIRLING & UPCHER EDUCATIONAL CHARITY

Registered charity 1151206 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIRLING & UPCHER CHARITY, GIRLING & UPCHER CHARITY

1. Promotes the education of persons under the age of 21 years who are resident in Sudbury, Suffolk, or who have attended St. Gregory and St. Peter Voluntary Controlled Primary School for at least two years, and who are in need of financial assistance.2. Provides benefits not normally provided by the local education authority for St. Gregory and St. Peter Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES OF THE EDUCATIONAL CHARITY SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THAT CHARITY IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:(A) IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN SUDBURY OR WHO HAVE ATTENDED AS PUPILS AT THE SCHOOL FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING -(I) IN AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, BURSARIES, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OR OTHER INSTITUTION OF FURTHER (INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL) EDUCATION APPROVED FOR THE PURPOSE BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE EDUCATIONAL CHARITY:(II) IN PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS OR BOOKS TO ASSIST SUCH PERSONS TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE STUDY OF MUSIC AND OTHER ARTS),TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF, OR TO PREPARE FOR OR ENTER A PROFESSION, TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE ON LEAVING SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT. (B) IN OR TOWARDS PROVIDING SUCH SPECIAL BENEFITS OF ANY KIND NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR THE SCHOOL AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE AGREED BETWEEN THE TRUSTEES OF THE EDUCATIONAL CHARITY AND THE GOVERNORS OF THE SCHOOL.

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 · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets stood at £99,174 as of 30 April 2025, comprising £96,412 in unrestricted funds and £2,762 in restricted funds. The charity holds significant liquid assets, including over £22,000 in current accounts and deposits, with no creditors reported. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accord with those records, noting no material matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• GEOFFREY WILLIAM CHALLACOMBEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Fiona Wheeler
• Jackie Webb
• Katy Osborne
• Kerrie Turner
• REVEREND ANDREW JOHN DOARKS
• Tim Fairbairn

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

Operates in: Suffolk

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