GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 23 December 1966
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 March 2025 – 28 February 2026
Latest income: £124,708
Latest expenditure: £122,565
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Isabel Turner, The Bridge Workspace, 7b Parkshot, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2RD

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

THE TRUST MAKES GRANTS TO: 1) ORGANISATIONS SEEKING TO FILL ACADEMIC EDUCATIONAL GAPS.2) INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EITHER WITHIN SIGHT OF THE END OF SELF-FINANCED DEGREE OR HIGHER EDUCATION COURSE AND WHO ARE FACING UNEXPECTED FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OR (B) REQUIRED, AS PART OF A UNIVERSITY COURSE , TO STUDY ABROAD. 3)EXPEDITIONS PROPOSING TO CARRY OUT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2025
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 9 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 9 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £124,708
Total Gross Expenditure: £122,565

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 25 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 25 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £116,101
Total Gross Expenditure: £104,508

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £109,065
Total Gross Expenditure: £104,645

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £152,336
Total Gross Expenditure: £89,169

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 10 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 10 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £86,879
Total Gross Expenditure: £79,021

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2025
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2026
Ar Received Date: 9 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £124,708
Total Gross Expenditure: £122,565
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 25 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £116,101
Total Gross Expenditure: £104,508
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: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £109,065
Total Gross Expenditure: £104,645
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: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £152,336
Total Gross Expenditure: £89,169
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: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2022
Ar Received Date: 10 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £86,879
Total Gross Expenditure: £79,021
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1966-12-23T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: WILL DATED THE 8TH DECEMBER 1840 as amended on 27 Apr 2022
Charitable Objects: FOR THE BENEFIT, ADVANCEMENT AND PROPAGATION OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING IN EVERY PART OF THE WORLD, AS FAR AS CIRCUMSTANCES WILL PERMIT.
Area Of Benefit: SEE OBJECTS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures