THE BERNARD THORPE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 527893 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Awarding grants to schools and groups for educational and cultural activities in Shepshed, Leics.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Bernard Thorpe Educational Foundation held unrestricted reserves of approximately £2,178.20 as of 31 March 2025, derived from a closing bank balance and investment holdings. The foundation received a significant one-off donation of £35,000 from the Vine House Trust during the year, which substantially increased its financial position compared to the previous year's closing balance of £2,075.82.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (10/07/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID NORMAN BRIDGESchair
• Alison Riggall
• Ann-Marie Elizabeth Donaldson
• Councillor Jane Lennie Cllr · trustee of 2 other charities
• Helen Butler

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

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