MARY DEAN'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 306781 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARY DEAN'S CHARITY

The charity provides funding to Mary Dean's school to a budget set each year by the Trustees. Grants to former pupils of the school who are undertaking further/higher education or need sponsorship for a recognised activity to an amount set by the Trustees. All applications are discussed by the Trustees.

Objects

TO GIVE A SOUND AND PRACTICAL EDUCATION TO BOYS AND GIRLS, BY MEANS OF A SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS, ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OR THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF TAMERTON FELIOT

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
£44k
Latest spending
£3k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £41,698.55 at the end of the period, derived primarily from interest received. The trustees reported the charity was in a good financial position and noted that the school it supports did not require financial assistance during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The school is administered by First Federation Trust, a related party, but no financial transaction amount is disclosed in the accounts.
“Donna Wilson, Head teacher, reported that Mary Dean’s from September 2023 was now administered by currently First Federation Trust.” — page 1
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Plymouth City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£44k£3k
31/12/2023£6k£17k
31/12/2022£5k£833
31/12/2021£47k£7k
31/12/2020£6k£1k

Common questions

Is MARY DEAN'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £41,698.55 at the end of the period, derived primarily from interest received. The trustees reported the charity was in a good financial position and noted that the school it supports did not require financial assistance during the year.