SIR THOMAS MIDDLECOTTS EXHIBITION FOUNDATION

Registered charity 527283 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MIDDLECOTT TRUST

The Governors shall apply the income of the Charity in promoting the education of persons who have not attained the age of 25 years, who in the opinion of the Governors are in need of financial assistance and who have for not less than two years at any time attended a Maintained Primary School in any of the parishes of Algarkirk, Fosdyke, Frampton, Kirton, Sutterton and Wyberton, Lincolnshire.

Objects

THE GOVERNORS SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF 25 YEARS, WHO IN THE OPINION OF THE GOVERNORS ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND WHO HAVE FOR NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS AT ANY TIME ATTENDED A MAINTAINED PRIMARY SCHOOL IN ANY OF THE PARISHES OF ALGARKIRK, FOSDYKE, FRAMPTON, KIRTON, SUTTERTON AND WYBERTON.

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECTS

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £40,411 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £862,960 to £822,549. The trustees note that cash reserves are held to ensure ongoing activities can be maintained, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were identified during the examination.

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• TREVOR ANDREW BLACKAMOREchair
• DAVID NEAL MAY
• Mark Bateman
• Martin John Pitt
• Ralph Pryke
• Richard Austin BEM

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

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