THE AUSTRALIA DAY FOUNDATION UK TRUST
The Australia Day Foundation UK Trust's objectives are for the public benefit to promote the education, including the social and physical training, of young Australian citizens who are living or working in, or visiting the United Kingdom by awarding financial assistance in the form of allowances and grants tenable at any university, college of institution of higher or further education.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION, INCLUDING THE SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING, OF YOUNG AUSTRALIAN CITIZENS WHO ARE LIVING OR WORKING IN, OR VISITING, THE UNITED KINGDOM IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY: (1) AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF ALLOWANCES AND GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION; (2) ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE STUDY OF THE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE OR SCIENCE), OR ASSISTING THEM TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT EDUCATION OR TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, BUSINESS, TRADE OR PROFESSION.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- 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
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media 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 30/09/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023
- Volunteers: 1
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2024 (received 04/11/2025, 97 days after the 30/07/2025 due date); year ending 30/09/2023 (received 04/02/2025, 189 days after the 30/07/2024 due date); year ending 30/09/2022 (received 11/01/2024, 165 days after the 30/07/2023 due date); year ending 30/09/2021 (received 02/12/2022, 125 days after the 30/07/2022 due date).
Trustees
- David Christopher Hickeychair
- Andrew Donald Low
- Bronwyn Curtis OBE
- Isaac Levido
- Louise Ann Mulley
- RICHARD BRUCE PORTER
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £1k | £1k |
| 30/09/2024 | £1k | £2k |
| 30/09/2023 | £378 | £11k |
| 30/09/2022 | £378 | £11k |
| 30/09/2021 | £498 | £1k |