THE MAUDSLAY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

Registered charity 313247 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity provides funds for support of the Maudslay Research Fellowship in engineering at Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Objects

TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SUCH BRANCHES OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE. THE SCHOLARSHIPS SHALL BE TENABLE EITHER IN GREAT BRITAIN OR ABROAD.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£0
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total assets reached £668,915, reflecting a 22% rise in investment value and strong overall performance. The charity generated £27,144 in total income, with surplus cash being utilized to increase the endowment rather than for immediate distribution. The trustees confirm that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act and no material issues were identified during the independent examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Shares and ITs in Stocktrade account (58% of income)
“Shares and ITs in Stocktrade account (ex Schroder Inc Growth) £15,843”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment of £5,000 to Pembroke College for Dr Chaffey's Fellowship term; Dr Chaffey is a related party via the Fellowship; Pembroke College is the administering body and trustee nominator.
“£5,000 was paid to Pembroke College as a donation for the one term that Dr Chaffey remained in post during the 2024/25 College year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£27k£0
31/12/2024£25k£5k
31/12/2023£25k£15k
31/12/2022£23k£15k
31/12/2021£22k£0

Common questions

Is THE MAUDSLAY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total assets reached £668,915, reflecting a 22% rise in investment value and strong overall performance. The charity generated £27,144 in total income, with surplus cash being utilized to increase the endowment rather than for immediate distribution. The trustees confirm that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act and no material issues were identified during the independent examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.