MARSHALL'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
1) To provide a grant for the support of students attending Stamford Endowed Schools.2) To provide grants for students in financial need who are resident in north Southwark, with preference for those attending St Olave's & St Saviour's Grammar School.
Objects
1. TO PAY ONE-THIRD OF THE NET YEARLY INCOME OR A SUM OF $105 5S D. WHICHEVER MAY BE GREATER TO STAMFORD ENDOWED SCHOOLS.2. TO AWARD TO BENEFICIARIES WHO SHOULD BE BOYS OR MEN NOT MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF AGE EXHIBITIONS, SCHOLARSHIPS OR OTHER AID TO ASSIST FOR THE PURPOSE OF HIGHER EDUCATION OR 3. TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS ETC, FOR THEIR ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE.4. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION. OR OTHERWISE FOR THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION. ALL AWARDS ARE SUBJECT TO EDUCATIONAL OR RESIDENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Foundation generated a net surplus of £21,863 for the year ended 31 December 2025, bringing its unrestricted fund balance to £38,178. The Foundation is wholly funded by Marshall’s Charity, which provides 4% of its net income, and all income and expenditure relate to unrestricted funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- CHARLES LEDSAMchair
- Chibweka Kavindele
- Eleanor Lang
- John Heawood
- Rev Andrew Nunn
- Tina Scattergood
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £40k | £18k |
| 31/12/2024 | £35k | £25k |
| 31/12/2023 | £37k | £39k |
| 31/12/2022 | £35k | £38k |
| 31/12/2021 | £33k | £38k |
Common questions
Is MARSHALL'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Foundation generated a net surplus of £21,863 for the year ended 31 December 2025, bringing its unrestricted fund balance to £38,178. The Foundation is wholly funded by Marshall’s Charity, which provides 4% of its net income, and all income and expenditure relate to unrestricted funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds MARSHALL'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MARSHALL'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include CHARITY OF JOHN MARSHALL.
Shared trustees with funders
- CHARLES LEDSAM — trustee here and at CHARITY OF JOHN MARSHALL
- Chibweka Kavindele — trustee here and at CHARITY OF JOHN MARSHALL
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARITY OF JOHN MARSHALL | FY2024 | £57k | Educational Grants |
| CHARITY OF JOHN MARSHALL | FY2025 | £42k | Educational Grants |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATION | 1 | £65k |
| AL - MEDINA TRUST | 1 | £40k |
| MADINA TRUST | 1 | £12k |
Charities like this
- CHARITY OF JOHN MARSHALL
- MARSH SCHOOL FUND
- SARUM ST MICHAEL EDUCATIONAL CHARITY
- ST MARYLEBONE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
- THE MARKFIELD INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
- MARJORIE MCCLURE SCHOOL FUND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARSHALL'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | £40k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHARITY OF JOHN MARSHALL | £1.5m | £80,000 - £89,999 | 2 | above | — | no doubt |
| MARSH SCHOOL FUND | £61k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SARUM ST MICHAEL EDUCATIONAL CHARITY | £200k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ST MARYLEBONE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | £311k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE MARKFIELD INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION | £1.6m | — | 0 | below | — | material uncertainty |