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THE JULIAN BEWICK EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 292391 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE E A C EDUCATIONAL TRUST

The trustees award grants, within their limited resources, for the education of children particularly of families of clergy of the Church of England, single parents or other poor persons.

Objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK FIT PARTICULARLY AMONGST THE FAMILIES OF CLERGYMEN OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES OR OTHER FAMILIES.

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 · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Ashford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£247k
Latest spending
£267k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds decreased from £3,035,851 to £2,820,472 during the year, driven by a net expenditure of £215,379 which was not fully offset by investment income. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves are managed by distributing net income and part of capital annually, with no specific target level maintained other than meeting future commitments.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no specific level (reserves figure: £2.8m)
“The Trustees do not consider that there is a need to maintain a specific level of reserves to achieve the objectives of the charity, other than to meet future commitments. Their policy is to distribute, on an annual basis, the whole of the net income together with a part of the capital.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr D M Valentine has an interest in and is a director of Begbies Chettle Agar Ltd, accountants to the trustees. The firm charges for administering the trust's affairs at the usual trust rate. The amounts charged are shown in note 4.
“Mr D M Valentine has an interest in and is a director of Begbies Chettle Agar Ltd, accountants to the trustees. The firm charges for administering the trust's affairs at the usual trust rate. The amounts charged are shown in note 4.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£247k£267k
05/04/2024£229k£250k
05/04/2023£140k£161k
05/04/2022£7k£80k
05/04/2021£11k£77k

Common questions

Is THE JULIAN BEWICK EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total funds decreased from £3,035,851 to £2,820,472 during the year, driven by a net expenditure of £215,379 which was not fully offset by investment income. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves are managed by distributing net income and part of capital annually, with no specific target level maintained other than meeting future commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ARCHIE SHERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£233k
THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD1£54k
THE HELPING FOUNDATION1£26k
BESIYATA1£15k
PARKWATER FOUNDATION1£10k
MW (GK) FOUNDATION1£3k
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
Leeds Jewish Educational Centre (aka) Leeds Kollel1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE JOSEPH LEVY ENDOWMENT TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JULIAN BEWICK EDUCATIONAL TRUST£247k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOSEPH LEVY ENDOWMENT TRUST FY2025£34k—0above—no doubt
EVELYN MAY TRUST FY2025£27k——unclear—no doubt
THE DILL FAULKES EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
BCH TRUST FY2025£237k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JACQUELINE AND MICHAEL GEE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£83k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.