THE MARGARET DOBSON FURTHER EDUCATION TRUST

Charity number: 1000585
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Making financial grants to other charitable organisations that help adults with learning disabilities to lead more independent and fulfilled lives through training, particularly practical and educational skills.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2025

Total income: £22,157
Total expenditure: £30,161

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 October 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • DOBSON TRUST (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROBERT JONATHAN PEREIRA GRAY Mr Chair
None on record
Mathew Mortimer Gilbert Trustee 19 June 2025
None on record
Helen Louise Reid Trustee 15 June 2023
None on record
Ian Richard Gerald Williams Trustee 29 July 2022
None on record
Catherine Gray Trustee 09 June 2022
BERKSHIRE FAMILY MEDIATION
Received: On time
Simon Edward Collins Trustee 21 June 2018
None on record
SASKYA HUGGINS Trustee
None on record
SHARON JANE SOPHIA SHORTLAND Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024 05/04/2025
Total gross income £26.40k £28.59k £29.45k £32.57k £22.16k
Total expenditure £32.87k £20.37k £39.17k £29.85k £30.16k
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 05 April 2025 27 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2025 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2024 02 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 02 February 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 01 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 01 February 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 04 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 04 February 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 02 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 02 February 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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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.

TRUST DEED DATED 1ST OCTOBER 1990 as amended on 03 Jun 2021

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND DONATIONS TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF EDUCATION, LEARNING, TRAINING, RECREATION AND REHABILITATION OF, AMONG AND FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
39 Montagu Court
Gosforth
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE3 4JL
Phone:
07958 366721
Email:
secretarymdt@gmail.com
Website:

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