MENDLESHAM EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 271762 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supports young people under 25 years of age, resident in Mendlesham with financial grants towards specific costs in further education. Assists Mendlesham voluntary youth organisations and grants to the Mendlesham CP School to enhance teaching arrangements.

Objects

IN PROMOTING EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING). (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 28 OF SCHEME 26TH SEPTEMBER 1983).

Area of benefit: MENDLESHAM

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

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income

£46k

Latest spending

£47k

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £917,924, with total net assets of the same value. The charity reports a net income of £33,283 for the year, supported by investment gains of £19,030. Reserves are held at £59,359, which the trustees note is above their policy target of £10,967.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3-4 months of the resources expended (held: £59k)

“The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets ("the free reserves") held by the charity should be 3-4 months of the resources expended which would equate to £10,967 (2023: £10,003) based on current levels of activity.” — page 16

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID NUNNchair
Helen Orton
Laura Daniels
Mark Brennan · trustee of 2 other charities
RAYMOND MILES FENNING · trustee of 1 other charity
REVEREND PHILIP THOMAS GRAY · trustee of 4 other charities
Sarah Carter
Steve Crooks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£46k	£47k
31/12/2024	£53k	£38k
31/12/2023	£46k	£35k
31/12/2022	£39k	£37k
31/12/2021	£60k	£45k

Common questions

Is MENDLESHAM EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £917,924, with total net assets of the same value. The charity reports a net income of £33,283 for the year, supported by investment gains of £19,030. Reserves are held at £59,359, which the trustees note is above their policy target of £10,967. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.