CCEW Charity Commission profile

COWBRIDGE SCHOOL TRUST

Registered charity 525559 · organisation 525559

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
24 November 1966
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£165,229
Latest expenditure
£283,747
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 65A Cardiff Road, Llandaff, CARDIFF, CF5 2AA

02 Activities

What the charity does

The trust income is paid to the Sir Thomas Mansel Franklen Trust which provides special benefits over and above that provided by the Local Education Authority to Cowbridge Comprehensive School and may provide grants to pupils and former pupils. Trust land remaining is held to be used for the purposes of the School.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
12 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
14 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£165,229
Total Gross Expenditure
£283,747
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
14 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
14 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£106,250
Total Gross Expenditure
£109,429
Accounts Qualified
Yes
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
25 May 2024
Date Accounts Received
25 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£173,488
Total Gross Expenditure
£65,639
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
26 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
26 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£40,266
Total Gross Expenditure
£59,321
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
20 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
20 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£55,528
Total Gross Expenditure
£40,426

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
12 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£165,229
Total Gross Expenditure
£283,747
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
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
14 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£106,250
Total Gross Expenditure
£109,429
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
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
25 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£173,488
Total Gross Expenditure
£65,639
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 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
26 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£40,266
Total Gross Expenditure
£59,321
Charity Raises Funds From Public
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 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
20 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£55,528
Total Gross Expenditure
£40,426
Charity Raises Funds From Public
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

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Vale Of Glamorgan
Welsh Ind
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
COWBRIDGE SCHOOL TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1966-11-24T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
SCHEME DATED 09 OCT 1919AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 18 OCT 1951AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 09 MAR 1983AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 17 AUG 2001AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 17 DEC 2014AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 28 FEB 2020AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 01 JUL 2025
Charitable Objects
TO AUGMENT THE EXISTING FUNDS OF THE SIR THOMAS MANSEL FRANKLEN TRUST IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: (1) IN PROVIDING FOR THE COWBRIDGE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SPECIAL BENEFITS OF ANY KIND NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY. (2) IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION, INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING, OF PERSONS WHO ARE OR WERE PUPILS AT THE SAID SCHOOL AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Area Of Benefit
THE CATCHMENT AREA OF COWBRIDGE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
8534
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
COWBRIDGE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL TRUST FORMERLY KNOWN AS COWBRIDGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Charity Name Id
687215
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
Cowbridge School Trust
Charity Name Id
8535
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
COWBRIDGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Charity Name Id
8533
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
COWBRIDGE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL TRUST

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures