THE ALEXANDER DUCKHAM MEMORIAL SCHOOLS TRUST

Registered charity 1203950 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ADMST

To promote the education and welfare of qualified children. Qualified children are children of members or former members of the Royal Air Force who are in need of financial assistance.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND WELFARE OF QUALIFIED CHILDREN. QUALIFIED CHILDREN ARE CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

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 · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £9,309,521, all of which are classified as endowed funds. The charity relies heavily on rental income from the Duke of Kent School, which is currently subject to a legal dispute regarding a prior rent calculation, though the charity maintains it has adequate resources to continue operating.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Air Vice Marshal Christina Reid Elliot
• Air Vice Marshal Christina Reid Elliot
• Colin Charles Tipping · trustee of 1 other charity
• Colin Charles Tipping · trustee of 1 other charity
• Group Captain Alistair Rennie Maxwell
• Group Captain Alistair Rennie Maxwell
• Kirsty Ellen Mitchell
• Kirsty Ellen Mitchell
• Peter John Ashcroft
• Peter John Ashcroft

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

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