WALLACE WILSON-HAFFENDEN MEMORIAL FUND

Registered charity 803272 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To assist young persons under the age of 25 who are resident or being educated or trained in the Canterbury area by:- a) giving financial assistance to those preparing for entering upon or engaged in any profession, trade, occupation or service, and b) providing scholarships for study courses at schools, colleges or universities.

Objects

1. ASSISTING PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF 25 YEARS RESIDENT IN THE CANTERBURY AREA WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND WHO ARE PREPARING FOR ENTERING UPON OR ENGAGED IN ANY PROFESSION, TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE BY PROVIDING THEM WITH OUTFITS OR BY PAYING FEES TRAVELLING OR MAINTENANCE EXPENSES OR BY SUCH OTHER MEANS FOR THEIR ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OR TO ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR LIVING S THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF A SCHOLAR-SHIP OR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ANY SUCH YOUNG PERSON OR PERSONS WHO IS OR ARE ATTENDING OR INTENDING TO ATTEND A COURSE OF STUDY AT A SCHOOL, COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATIONL ESTABLISHMENT OR IS SERVING OR INTENDING TO SERVE AN APPRENTICESHIP.

Area of benefit: CANTERBURY

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 holds unrestricted reserves of £1,514,140, which are regarded as free reserves and are held to ensure objectives can be met in perpetuity. The charity relies entirely on investment income to fund its grants and explicitly states it does not undertake any fundraising activity. The trustees confirm adequate resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Frederick Wilson-Haffenden
• JOHN HAFFENDEN · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARY ELIZABETH WILSON-HAFFENDEN
• Stella Rose Wilson-Haffenden

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

Operates in: Kent

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