The Lauriston Trust

Registered charity 525927 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LAURISTON HIGH SCHOOL, LAURISTON TRUST

The promotion of the Arts in all their forms primarily to young people in Trafford and Greater Manchester and to enable them to attend specialist training, at all levels, where financial need exists

Objects

TO ESTABLISH AND CARRY ON A SCHOOL OR COLLEGE OR SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES FOR THE EDUCATION TRAINING OR TUITION OF CHILDREN, INFANTS OR STUDENTS AND FOR THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, PRIZES AND REWARDS.

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.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust holds unrestricted cash funds of £3,637 and investment assets valued at £108,671 as of 30 June 2025. The Trustees report that the Trust's activities are fulfilled by financial support to the Royal Northern College of Music and grants to young people, with total charitable expenditure of £25,080 for the year. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or the accounts themselves.

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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Geoffrey Vanstone
• GRACE MELANIE SHELMERDINE
• Jacinta Dawn Russell
• Jayne Anne Pickston
• MRS ROSEMARY SMART
• Margaret Wilson
• Marion Rigby
• Rose Fairclough
• Thomas Smart

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

Operates in: Manchester City · Trafford

Income and spending

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