EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION

Charity Number: 314286
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Foundation seeks to enhance the lives of people throughout the world by promoting the advancement of opportunity for education, that is the physical, intellectual, moral, religious and spiritual development of the whole person regardless of ethnicity, nationality or religious belief. It makes grants for educational projects principally to organisations and institutions.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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:
  • Children/young People
  • 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:
  • 26 September 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY (Previous name)
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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JANE CREASY Chair 18 May 2017
None on record
Davinder Dosanjh Trustee 07 May 2024
THE SIR BARRY JACKSON COUNTY FUND
Received: On time
SIR BARRY JACKSON TRUST
Received: On time
THE BENEVOLENT FUND OF HER MAJESTY'S INSPECTORS OF SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND AND WALES
Received: On time
Alex McDonald Trustee 07 May 2024
None on record
Jeanette Brady Trustee 07 May 2024
None on record
Robert Spencer Trustee 07 May 2024
None on record
Nick Tesseyman Trustee 12 May 2023
None on record
David Crowther Trustee 12 May 2023
None on record
Suela Aksoy Trustee 12 May 2023
None on record
Anood Al-Samerai Trustee 14 May 2021
None on record
Janice Miller Trustee 01 July 2020
Home-Start Berkshire East
Received: On time
Charlotte Cashman Trustee 17 May 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £800.93k £647.03k £649.68k £679.67k £620.44k
Total expenditure £1.19m £1.01m £1.14m £1.34m £1.61m
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
Income - Donations and legacies £377 £59.21k £3.61k £125.35k £75.22k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £800.55k £587.82k £646.07k £554.31k £545.21k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.09m £911.53k £1.03m £1.24m £1.52m
Expenditure - Raising funds £99.75k £99.79k £110.31k £93.48k £89.71k
Expenditure - Governance £21.27k £15.98k £10.72k £16.44k £18.66k
Expenditure - Grants institution £978.19k £756.30k £875.19k £1.05m £1.34m
Expenditure - Investment management £99.75k £98.08k £110.31k £90.93k £87.50k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £166.35k £164.52k £162.20k £177.65k £177.45k
Long-term investments £26.90m £26.71m £29.33m £24.65m £25.07m
Other assets £125.67k £198.38k £179.26k £135.28k £270.33k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £137.96k £149.49k £104.22k £96.33k £64.05k

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 2023 18 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 18 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 06 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 06 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 05 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 22 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 22 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 10 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 10 September 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document
DEED OF COVENANT DATED 16 SEPTEMBER 1892 AND SCHEME SEALED 20 JUNE 1978
Charitable objects
FOR PROMOTING THE TRAINING OF COOKERY TEACHERS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINKS FIT
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 26 September 2001 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
Canopi
82 Tanner Street
LONDON
SE1 3GN
Phone:
07356007655
Email:
No information available
Website:

educationalopportunity.org.uk