SOCIETY OF OLD FRAMLINGHAMIANS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1158435 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education by providing financial support to children who without it would be unable to attend Framlingham College; by providing funds towards the maintenance of its buildings and sports facilities; and by providing financial relief to former students and staff of the College.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY:A)PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT, IN THE FORM OF BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS, TOWARDS THE COST OF TUITION AND BOARDING FEES, TO CHILDREN WHO DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT AND/OR ABILITY BUT WHOSE FINANCIAL SITUATION PREVENTS THEM FROM JOINING FRAMLINGHAM COLLEGE FRAMLINGHAM SUFFOLK (THE COLLEGE).B)PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE COLLEGE IN RESPECT OF THE FABRIC OF ITS BUILDINGS AND SPORTS FACILITIES, AND 2)THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUCH FORMER STUDENTS TEACHING AND NON TEACHING STAFF OF THE COLLEGE WHO ARE IN NEED.3(1)(C) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE TRUSTEES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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 the charity carries a significant reserves deficit of £92,923, which is covered by a long-term concessionary loan from the Society of Old Framlinghamians. The Trustees consider the reserves adequate for the level of activity currently undertaken and confirm that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER ROLAND ESSEX · trustee of 1 other charity
• MICHAEL DAVID SMY
• Michael Coker
• NICHOLAS DAVID GRENVILLE JACOB · trustee of 1 other charity
• TIMOTHY JULIAN MITCHELL

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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