THE BUNAC EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST

Registered charity 295868 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity is the advancement of education by granting scholarships and grants to persons to pursue courses of approved study or research. Grants and Travel Awards have been made to people from Britain starting such courses in the USA and Canada.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY GRANTING AND PAYING SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS TO PERSONS TO PURSUE COURSES OF APPROVED STUDY OR RESEARCH ALL SUCH RECIPIENTS OF SUCH SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS BEING AS SELECTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITEE AND SUCH SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS TO BE GRANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS CONTAINED IN THE SCHEDULE.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,069,902 against a policy target of sufficient reserves to meet operational needs for at least the forthcoming year. The trustees consider the going concern concept appropriate, noting sufficient assets to fulfill obligations despite a net outgoing resource of £19,627 for the year. Investment values increased beyond the £2 million mark, contributing to the overall financial strength reported.

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.

• 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• JILL TABUTEAUchair
• Callum Kennedy
• Darren Brooks
• Paul Bonner Hughes
• Sam Gervaise-Jones

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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