THE F E CLEARY SCHOOLS FUND

Registered charity 243956 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The furtherance of education and in particular the furtherance and assistance of Dame Alice Owen's School.

Objects

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITH PREFERENCE FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE FURTHERANCE AND ASSISTANCE OF THE SCHOOLS FORMING PART OF THE DAME ALICE OWEN'S FOUNDATION.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £2,454,659 to £1,971,669 due to a net loss of £482,990, driven by grants totaling £808,889 to the beneficiary school. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Investment performance contributed a gain of £275,277, partially offsetting the expenditure on grants.

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 5 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.

• 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• COMMODORE NICOLAS HENRY CHARLES TINDAL RN · trustee of 2 other charities
• Christopher Francis Coulbeck
• Gary Kenneth Haigh
• Gill Keating
• Iain Duncan Francis Smedley
• MILES ANTHONY JENNER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mr R Ewan Harries · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stephen Patrick Spencer-Jones

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

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