CHARITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE BRITISH FEDERATION OF WOMEN GRADUATES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 25 March 1977
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00278795
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £96,295
Latest expenditure: £45,269
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: PO Box 1225, WHITSTABLE, Kent, CT5 9EA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bfwg.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Charity awards scholarships to women in their third year of doctoral studies at British universities on the basis of overall academic excellence. The awards are offered once a year following assessment by academics of submitted applications and then interview of short-listed candidates.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 3 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 4 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £96,295
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,269

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £50,880
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,480

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 16 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 16 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £35,245
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,311

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 11 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 11 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £40,388
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,189

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £28,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,177

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £96,295
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,269
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £50,880
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,480
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 16 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £35,245
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,311
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 11 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £40,388
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,189
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £28,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,177
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHARITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE BRITISH FEDERATION OF WOMEN GRADUATES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1977-03-25T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS
Charitable Objects: SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 51475
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

Charity Name Id: 51454
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CHARITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE BRITISH FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures