THE STOKES CROFT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 311672 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

EDUCATIONAL CHARITY THAT PROVIDES SMALL GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR EDUCATION OR MATERIALS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OR WITH PREPARATION FOR ENTERING A PROFESSION TRADE OR CALLING

Objects

1. MAINTENANCE OF THE PLAYING FIELD. 2. (A) EXHIBITIONS, BURSARIES OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER PLACE OF LEARNING. (B) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE BENEFICIARIES TO PREPARE FOR, OR TO ENTER A PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING. (C) SCHOLARSHIPS OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TO ENABLE BENEFICIARIES TO TRAVEL ABROAD TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION. (D) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ANY CHARITABLE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONGREGATION OF ANY UNITARIAN CHURCH IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA. (E) IN OTHERWISE PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING AND GRANTS FOR CLOTHING) OF BENEFICIARIES.

Area of benefit: CITY AND COUNTY OF BRISTOL

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 charity reported a surplus of £8,319 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £504,980. The accounts state that the charity aims to maintain capital reserves so that income generated from investments is not diminished. The trustees confirmed that the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• SALLY JOANNE PUGHchair
• CAROL ANNE MORGAN
• DAVID LANGLEY
• ELIZABETH MAWDITT
• FRANCES WEBSTER
• JUNE FRANCES WHITAKER
• LOUISE CRANNESS
• PETER JAMES LACEY WILDMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• WILLIAM DONALD HOLE

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · South Gloucestershire

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