FRERE EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 529320 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COLLEGE OF THE RESURRECTION

The principal activity of the Trust is religious education

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND IN PARTICULAR TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN COLLEGES, HOSTELS OR OTHER INSTITUTES AT MIRFIELD IN YORKSHIRE, LONDON, SOUTH AFRICA OR ELSEWHERE FOR THE RECEPTION AND TRAINING OF STUDENTS IN THEOLOGY, SCIENCE, ARTS OR LETTERS, BUT MORE ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE OR WHO INTEND TO BECOME CANDIDATES FOR HOLY ORDERS.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a modest surplus of £27,082 for the year ended 31 August 2025, following deficits in previous years. However, the trustees recognize that unrestricted reserves of £46,836 are deficient against their stated policy target of £200,000, and the charity remains financially dependent on its parent company for future support.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Forrest Burlinson. 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• FATHER OSWIN GARTSIDEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• FATHER George Guiver · trustee of 3 other charities
• Rev Peter George Allan CR · trustee of 1 other charity
• The Venerable Luke Thomas Irvine-Capel
• The Very Revd Dr Frances Elizabeth Fearn Ward

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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