THE LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 287694 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST FRANCIS' COLLEGE TRUST

THE COLLEGE OFFERS CARE AND EDUCATION TO GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGES OF THREE AND EIGHTEEN WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. BOARDING FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE SUCH EDUCATION TO BE DESIGNED TO GIVE A SOUND CHRISTIAN AND MORAL BASIS TO ALL PUPILS.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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 the charity is no longer a going concern following the sale of its main asset, St Francis’ College, in May 2022. Per the trustees' report, the charity is winding down its operations and has unrestricted funds of £1,130,520, with no stated reserves policy target due to minimal future liabilities.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2022)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALAN GOODWINchair
• Amanda Jane Aldridge
• EILEEN ISMAY
• GEORGE RITCHIE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Martin John Dingemans

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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