ST MARYLEBONE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 312378 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides grants towards individuals educational costs if they are under 25 and have either resided in the City of Westminster or been schooled there for at least 2 years. Currently not providing grants to Tertiary or Further Education. Also provides grants to some Organisations. Various eligibility criteria apply, please apply in writing.

Objects

(1) SUBJECT TO THE PAYMENTS AFORESAID THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:-(A) IN MAKING PAYMENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ST MARYLEBONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL (“THE SCHOOL”) TO THE SCHOOL MANAGERS, GOVERNORS OR TRUSTEES FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE SCHOOL FOR SO LONG AS IT CONTINUES TO HAVE A RELIGIOUS DESIGNATION AS A CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL. (NOTE: THE SCHOOL MUST BE A SCHOOL WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE EDUCATION ACTS AND MAY TAKE THE FORM OF AN ACADEMY OR BE PART OF ANY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST OR GROUP OF SCHOOLS).(B) IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO ARE EITHER RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER OR ARE ATTENDING, ARE ABOUT TO ATTEND OR HAVE FOR NOT LESS THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS ATTENDED ANY SCHOOL IN THE SAID CITY OF WESTMINSTER AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE PERSONS QUALIFIED AS AFORESAID WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF THE FORMER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF ST MARYLEBONE OR ARE ATTENDING, ARE ABOUT TO ATTEND OR HAVE NOT LESS THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS ATTENDED ANY SCHOOL IN THAT AREA, IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:-(I) IN AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES AND MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION OR OTHER INSTITUTION OF FURTHER (INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL) EDUCATION APPROVED FOR THE PURPOSE BY THE TRUSTEES;(II) IN PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS OR BOOKS TO ASSIST SUCH PERSONS TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE STUDY OF MUSIC AND THE OTHER ARTS), TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF, AND TO PREPARE FOR OR ENTER A PROFESSION, TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE ON LEAVING SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT;(III) IN PROVIDING FACILITIES NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY OR FROM CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS (INCLUDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION) FOR RECREATION AND SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING FOR SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE RECEIVING PRIMARY, SECONDARY OR FURTHER EDUCATION;(C) DELETED(D) WITHIN THE LIMITS PRESCRIBED BY THIS SCHEME, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE FULL POWER TO MAKE RULES FOR THE AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR OTHER BENEFITS, INCLUDING RULES AS TO THE VALUE AND PERIOD OF TENURE OF THE AWARDS, AND THE QUALIFICATIONS AND METHODS OF ASCERTAINMENT AND SELECTION OF CANDIDATES FOR BENEFIT;(E) DELETED.(2) IF AND IN SO FAR AS INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN ANY YEAR IS NOT REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION IN MANNER AFORESAID THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY THE SAME IN MAKING PAYMENTS TO THE MANAGERS, GOVERNORS OR TRUSTEES FOR THE TIME BEING OF ANY OTHER SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER TO BE APPLIED BY THEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHOOL WHERE THAT BENEFIT IS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. (3) IN THIS CLAUSE 27:“SCHOOL” MEANS ANY SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR FURTHER EDUCATION CORPORATION CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EDUCATION ACTS (INCLUDING AN ACADEMY)."EDUCATION ACTS" MEANS THE ACTS INCLUDED IN SECTION 578 OF THE EDUCATION ACT 1996 AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit: MAINLY FORMER BOROUGH OF ST. MARYLEBONE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £349,680 as of 31 August 2025, an increase from the previous year. The charity reports a net incoming resource of £4,577 for the year, with total income of £311,060 and total expenditure of £309,717. The trustees confirm that the level of free reserves allows the Foundation to honour current funding awards and grants to individuals to the end of their terms.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Gibson Whitter Limited. 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
• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew James Varley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher Philip Weir · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kathryn Mary Roskell
• Richard James Goodwin · trustee of 1 other charity
• Victoria Louise Dare · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

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