THE NORTHCOTE TRUST

Charity number: 207813
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides funds for potential University students to enable them to study at Australian Universities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £209,359
Total expenditure: £186,656

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Anguilla
  • Australia
  • Bermuda
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cayman Islands
  • Falkland Islands
  • Gibraltar
  • Guernsey
  • Isle Of Man
  • Jersey
  • Montserrat
  • Northern Ireland
  • Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie And Oeno Islands
  • Saint Helena
  • Scotland
  • Turks And Caicos Islands

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE NORTHCOTE CHILDREN'S EMIGRATION FUND FOR AUSTRALIA (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Margaret Mayston AM Chair 23 October 2024
THE TAIT MEMORIAL TRUST
Received: 12 days late
Olga Belinda Hancock Trustee 19 May 2025
None on record
Dr Hilary Emmett Trustee 23 October 2024
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR AMERICAN STUDIES
Received: On time
GEORGE DUNCAN FERGUSSON Trustee 23 October 2024
None on record
Paul Madden CMG FRGS Trustee 23 October 2023
None on record
Dr Simon Sleight Trustee 22 October 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £140.00k £151.97k £184.92k £200.12k £209.36k
Total expenditure £171.31k £143.51k £166.57k £151.63k £186.66k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 28 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 28 May 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 03 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 03 June 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 14 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 14 June 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 22 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 22 August 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 17 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 17 May 2021 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

WILL PROVED 26TH JULY 1934 AT PPR AND SCHEME OF THE 3RD DECEMBER 1974 as amended on 10 Oct 2017

Charitable objects

1) TO ENABLE AND ASSIST POOR CHILDREN OF BRITISH BIRTH AND ESPECIALLY ORPHANS TO EMIGRATE FROM ANY PART OF GREAT BRITAIN TO ANY PART OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA AND THERE TO ESTABLISH AND EQUIP THEMSELVES FOR LIFE. 2) TO ASSIST STUDENTS RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY AWARDING GRANTS OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENABLE THEM TO STUDY IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN AUSTRALIA.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Britain-Australia Society
Australia Centre
Strand
LONDON
WC2B 4LG
Phone:
02076301075
Email:
northcote@britain-australia.org.uk
Website:

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