SCARGILL'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 527012 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support of schools and individuals in area of benefit

Objects

1A TO PROVIDE SUCH BENEFITS NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY AS AGREED BY GOVERNORS AND TRUSTEES TO PROMOTE EDUCATION (INCLUDING C OF E AND SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PERSONS UNDER 25 YEARS ETC. I BY AWARDING EXHIBITIONS, II FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENTER PROFESSION ETC. III BURSARIES FOR EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL, IV FINANCE FOR STUDY OF MUSIC OF THE ARTS. SEE SCHEME FOR DETAILS.

Area of benefit: PARISHES OF WEST HALLAM, DALE ABBEY, STANLEY AND MAPPERLEY

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£28k
Registered
1961
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £16,000.06 in bank balances and £1,752,797.00 in investments, with no liabilities recorded. The trustees note a broad policy to hold between £10,000 and £20,000 in cash and report a continuing increase in income generated by the investment portfolio.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment Portfolio
“There is continuing increase in income generated by the Investment Portfolio”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £10000 to £20000 (reserves figure: £16k)
“Broad policy to hold in cash £10000 to £20000” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£35k£28k
31/12/2024£36k£27k
31/12/2023£38k£25k
31/12/2022£26k£28k
31/12/2021£15k£27k

Common questions

Is SCARGILL'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £16,000.06 in bank balances and £1,752,797.00 in investments, with no liabilities recorded. The trustees note a broad policy to hold between £10,000 and £20,000 in cash and report a continuing increase in income generated by the investment portfolio. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SIR WALTER ST.JOHN'S EDUCATIONAL CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SCARGILL'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION£35k—0within—no doubt
SIR WALTER ST.JOHN'S EDUCATIONAL CHARITY FY2026£218k—0above—no doubt
SKINNERS' EDUCATION FOUNDATION FY2024£2.6m—0above—no doubt
THE SPALDING MEMORIAL EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GRESHAM'S FOUNDATION FY2025£525k—0unclear—no doubt
FITZGERALD FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025£425k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.