ASHLEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 277256 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Encouraging resident students and their friends to help in the education of children and immigrants in deprived areas of Manchester and undertake social projects in underdeveloped countries.Running girls' clubs in different areas, where they learn new skills, and have the opportunity to interact with children of different nationalities and backgrounds.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND IDEALS.

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 · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £4,078,944, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £150,000. However, the going concern note discloses a reliance on future voluntary grants and donations to meet capital loan repayments, indicating a dependency on continued donor generosity despite the current surplus.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ashley Educational Trust Limited (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £60k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~125.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (75% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANN MARIE MILLINGTON
• ASHLEY STRATFORD
• Maria Buenaventura
• PILAR STRATFORD

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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