THE JULIAN BARING SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Registered charity 1198064 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting historically disadvantaged individuals (from Africa and Latin America) to pursue careers in the mining industry through educational scholarships.

Objects

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE AWARDING OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS TO STUDENTS.

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

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kensington and Chelsea, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £82,915 as of 5 April 2026, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £31,423. The trustees report that the trust is operated entirely by trustees and volunteers without remuneration, and there are no capital commitments disclosed. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would require further explanation or indicate non-compliance with accounting requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2023 (received 29/02/2024, 24 days after the 05/02/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• WitsGold — “In 2006, the Fund was given a major boost when it was generously awarded 1% of the initial equity in WitsGold .” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• JUSTIN BARINGchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mark Byrne
• Mark Byrne · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Peru · South Africa · Throughout England And Wales · Zambia · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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