01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 31 May 2013
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 08381653
- Financial period
- 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
- Latest income
- £0
- Latest expenditure
- £750
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 9 Talina Centre, 23a Bagleys Lane, London, SW6 2BW
Website recorded by the regulator: www.theexplorafoundation.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To provide funds as scholarships and bursaries for the dependents of severely wounded and deceased Armed Forces and Security Services personnel, who were in Government Service when killed or injured, to be educated and trained to be the family provider, this includes spouses, legal Partners and children. Trustees may also consider support to Service personnel who have been medically discharged.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 February 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £750
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 February 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £892
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £892
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 29 February 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £892
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 February 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £225
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £225
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 February 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £10
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £180
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 303
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Other Finance
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 114
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- EXPLORA SCHOLARSHIP FUND
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2013-05-31T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30/01/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/05/2013AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29/05/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 FEB 2021 as amended on 02 Mar 2021
- Charitable Objects
- The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically restricted to the following:(1) To advance education by providing funds and facilitating the establishment of scholarships in lower or higher education for the dependents of severely wounded and deceased Armed Forces, Security Services, Fire Services, Ambulance Services and Police Services personnel, who were in Government Service when killed or injured. In circumstances as determined by the trustees, to facilitate Armed Forces, Security Services, Fire Services, Ambulance Services, and Police Services personnel who may be retired and are sufficiently physically and/or mentally fit for any such educational courses as determined by the appropriate medical release.(2) To provide financial assistance for the purposes of supporting the lower or higher education of the dependents of severely wounded and deceased or retired Armed Forces, Security Services, Fire Services, Ambulance Services, and Police Services personnel who were in Government Service at the time of injury or death. In circumstances as determined by the trustees, to facilitate Armed Forces, Security Services, Fire Services, Ambulance Services and Police Services personnel who may be retired and are sufficiently physically and/or mentally fit for any such educational course as determined by the appropriate medical release. 3) Such further education as determined by the applicant, to be considered by the trustees in all forms of education including online courses available, such as Cyber Security and other appropriate courses.4) Such other purposes as are exclusively charitable in accordance with the laws of England and Wales as the trustees may from time to time determine.
- Area Of Benefit
- THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: (1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING ONLINE COURSES, SUCH AS CYBER SECURITY AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COURSES. BY PROVIDING FUNDS AND FACILITATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS IN LOWER OR HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE DEPENDENTS OF SEVERELY WOUNDED AND DECEASED ARMED FORCES, SECURITY SERVICES, FIRE SERVICES, AMBULANCE SERVICES AND POLICE SERVICES PERSONNEL, WHO WERE IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE WHEN KILLED OR INJURED. IN CIRCUMSTANCES AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES, TO FACILITATE ARMED FORCES, SECURITY SERVICES, FIRE SERVICES, AMBULANCE SERVICES, AND POLICE SERVICES PERSONNEL WHO MAY BE RETIRED AND ARE SUFFICIENTLY PHYSICALLY AND/OR MENTALLY FIT FOR ANY SUCH EDUCATIONAL COURSES AS DETERMINED BY THE APPROPRIATE MEDICAL RELEASE. (2) TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUPPORTING THE LOWER OR HIGHER EDUCATION OF THE DEPENDENTS OF SEVERELY WOUNDED AND DECEASED OR RETIRED ARMED FORCES, SECURITY SERVICES, FIRE SERVICES, AMBULANCE SERVICES, AND POLICE SERVICES PERSONNEL WHO WERE IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE AT THE TIME OF INJURY OR DEATH. IN CIRCUMSTANCES AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES, TO FACILITATE ARMED FORCES, SECURITY SERVICES, FIRE SERVICES, AMBULANCE SERVICES AND POLICE SERVICES PERSONNEL WHO MAY BE RETIRED AND ARE SUFFICIENTLY PHYSICALLY AND/OR MENTALLY FIT FOR ANY SUCH EDUCATIONAL COURSE AS DETERMINED BY THE APPROPRIATE MEDICAL RELEASE. 3) SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling