ELIZABETH ALLEN TRUST

Registered charity 310968 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELIZABETH ALLEN'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION

Educational grants to (a) voluntary aided schools and (b) any such school in the area of benefit; (c) individuals under 25 years who are resident, attend college or further education, or are employed in the area of benefit and are in need of financial assistance for educational or preparation for entry into employment purposes. Grants are not available towards private school fees.

Objects

A) IN MAKING PAYMENTS TO THE GOVERNORS OR MANAGERS OF ANY VOLUNTARY AIDED SCHOOL IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT TO BE APPLIED BY SUCH GOVERNORS OR MANAGERS IN DISCHARGING THEIR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE EDUCATION ACTS 1944-73. B) IN OR TOWARDS PROVIDING SPECIAL BENEFITS OF ANY KIND NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR ANY SUCH SCHOOL. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 26 OF SCHEME)

Area of benefit: DISTRICT OF BARNET AS CONSTITUTED IN 1965

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 holds total funds of £1,054,418, comprising a restricted fund of £964,457 and an unrestricted general fund of £89,961. The trustees consider the trust to be in a satisfactory financial position, noting that expenditure is a function of investment income and the risk factor for integrity is low. The charity does not carry out fundraising activities and aims to keep unrestricted general funds to a minimum.

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 5 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
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• PETER DOUGLAS ZIMANchair
• ALEXANDER WALKER WISHART · trustee of 1 other charity
• DIXIE LOCKE · trustee of 1 other charity
• GORDON NICHOLS
• MICHAEL TANG
• RUTH DYER

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

Operates in: Barnet · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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