RAND'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Charity Number: 311022
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Grants for young people up to age of 25 who are in full time education from the age of 16. Financial support for the 3 local primary schools and grants to voluntary organisations for recreational and social activities involving young people.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £187,494
Total expenditure: £176,323

People

9 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
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 October 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting 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 owns and/or leases 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PHILIP JOHN HURWORTH Chair 23 May 2017
None on record
PHILIP JAMES CROWE Trustee 22 June 2023
THE ICKLEFORD BURIAL GROUND TRUST
Received: On time
Penelope Lazenby Trustee 13 July 2021
None on record
Nicholas LEONARD Rowe Trustee 25 June 2019
None on record
JOHN WILLIAM BARKER Trustee 20 February 2018
None on record
JOHN HAYES Trustee 30 October 2013
None on record
JAMES CARLYLE Trustee 30 October 2013
None on record
COLIN RICHARD THURSTANCE Trustee
THE ICKLEFORD BURIAL GROUND TRUST
Received: On time
CLAIRE STRONG Trustee
HITCHIN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Received: On time
HITCHIN UNITED CHARITIES
Received: On time
FARMER TRUST
Received: On time
HITCHIN APPRENTICING FOUNDATION
Received: On time
THE POLLARD COTTAGES
Received: On time

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 £161.21k £175.58k £172.07k £177.11k £187.49k
Total expenditure £194.10k £187.29k £198.52k £200.84k £176.32k
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 20 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 20 June 2025 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2023 11 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 11 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 28 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 28 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 20 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 20 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 14 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 14 September 2021 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.

SCHEME OF 8 AUGUST 1986 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF 13 APRIL 2006 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 29 JUN 2021 as amended on 28 Jul 2020

Charitable objects

(A) £210 PER YEAR TO THE TRUSTEES OF RAND’S NON-ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY (REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 241658), OR ANY SUCCESSOR, FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THAT CHARITY; AND (B) £100 PER YEAR PLUS THE LESSER OF £300 OR ONE QUARTER OF THE CHARITY’S INCOME TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE HITCHIN EDUCATION FOUNDATION (REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 311024), OR ANY SUCCESSOR, FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THAT CHARITY; AND (C) NOT MORE THAN £200 TOWARDS THE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE PRINCIPAL OFFICIATING MINISTER OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLWELL IN CARRYING OUT HIS OR HER DUTIES IN RESPECT OF THE SAID ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH AND SUBJECT THERETO IN FURTHERING THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE SAID ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH; AND (D) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO: (I) SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT OR THE URBAN DISTRICT OF HITCHIN IN THE COUNTY OF HERTFORDSHIRE; AND (II) INDIVIDUALS IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WHO WERE BORN OR LIVE OR WHOSE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS LIVE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, WITH A PREFERENCE FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS OLD. (E) IF AND TO THE EXTENT THAT THE CHARITY’S RESOURCES ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR THE FOREGOING OBJECTS SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

THE PARISHES OF HOLWELL, ICKLEFORD AND PIRTON, ALL IN THE COUNTY OF HERTFORDSHIRE, AND THE PARISH OF STONDON, IN THE COUNTY OF BEDFORDSHIRE.

Contact information

Address:
Suite 7
Regal Chambers
49-51 Bancroft
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
Phone:
07817 104734
Email:
randsclerk@gmail.com
Website:

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