RAMSAY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIPS TRUST

Registered charity 313811 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Ramsay Trust are to promote research into the study of pure and applied chemical science through providing competent advanced students with the means to pursue chemical research.The policy of the Trustees is to award fellowships to competent advanced students to pursue chemical research in universities or other places of higher education, normally in the United Kingdom.

Objects

PROMOTING THE STUDY OF CHEMICAL SCIENCE URE AND APPLIED AND TO DO SO BY PROVIDING COMPETENT ADVANCED STUDENTS WITH MEANS OF PROSECUTING CHEMICAL RESEARCH.

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted general fund reserves are maintained to support at least 1.5 new fellows per year, with total unrestricted funds standing at £1,050,034 as of July 2024. The trustees note that endowment income is currently insufficient to fund forthcoming fellowships due to rising costs and resistance from prospective candidates, describing the long-term depletion of capital as unsustainable. Steps are being taken to resolve this position through co-sponsorship and improved offers to fellows.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Aspen Waite Chartered Certified Accountants. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Ramsay Memorial Fellowships Trust — “The Ramsay Memorial Fellowships Trust was constituted for the purpose of administering the award of Ramsay Memorial Fellowships for Chemical…” (source page)
• Rudolph Messel — “The SCI Scholars fund, established in 1920, was endowed by the bequests of Rudolph Messel and John Gray, former presidents and founding memb…” (source page)
• John Gray — “The SCI Scholars fund, established in 1920, was endowed by the bequests of Rudolph Messel and John Gray, former presidents and founding memb…” (source page)
• Dr Sydney Andrew — “Former SCI life member, Dr Sydney Andrew, left a legacy to SCI to support academic research into 'neglected science'. SCI currently funds a …” (source page)

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr DAVID ALLENchair
• Dr GEOFFREY FOWLER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Jacqueline Sheridan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr KIRSTIE COCHRANE
• Dr ROBIN HARRISON
• SHARON ELIZABETH TODD · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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