PESTALOZZI INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1098422
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Pestalozzi International Foundation awards scholarships to exceptional 16-19 year olds who are academically gifted but have limited educational prospects in their home countries. Students live for two years in a multi-cultural, multi-faith community, whilst gaining an holistic education focused on the Pestalozzi principles of education for the head, heart and hands.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 13 September 2024

Total income: £169,729
Total expenditure: £1,295,753

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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex
  • Belize
  • Bhutan
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Nepal
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 July 2003: Standard registration
  • 27 May 2025: Removed (Amalgamated)
  • 27 May 2025: Funds transferred to 1172364 PESTALOZZI INTERNATIONAL
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • PESTALOZZI INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE (Working name)
  • PESTALOZZI INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 13/09/2024
Total gross income £194.90k £148.91k £172.15k £187.79k £169.73k
Total expenditure £421.62k £493.47k £477.20k £676.13k £1.30m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £7.50k 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 13 September 2024 14 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 13 September 2024 14 March 2025 On time
Annual return 31 August 2023 08 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 08 May 2024 On time
Annual return 31 August 2022 30 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 30 May 2023 On time
Annual return 31 August 2021 14 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 14 June 2022 On time
Annual return 31 August 2020 22 April 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 22 April 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 JUNE 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 25 JANUARY 2005, 25 JANUARY 2007 AND 27 SEPTEMBER 2007 as amended on 24 Apr 2019 as amended on 07 Jun 2019 as amended on 01 Jul 2019

Charitable objects

2. Objects 2.1 The objects of the Charity are: 2.1.1 the advancement of education; 2.1.2 the relief and prevention of poverty; and 2.1.3 the furtherance of such other charitable purposes as the Trustees shall from time to time declare; in particular, but not exclusively, for the benefit of Young People. 2.2 For the avoidance of doubt, the objects of the Charity set out in Article 2.1 shall include: 2.2.1 the advancement of the education of Young People, particularly needy Young People, in accordance with the “Head, Heart and Hands” educational philosophy of Johann Pestalozzi, in particular but not exclusively by the selection of Young People as Students; and 2.2.2 the provision of support (whether financial or otherwise) to Students or former Students (including the awarding of further grants or bursaries) including for the purposes of establishing charities in the UK or equivalent public benefit organisations overseas. 2.3 “Young People” means young people of any nationality whether living in the UK or elsewhere in the world who are 25 years of age or younger. 2.4 “Students” means Young People in receipt of a scholarship (or similar) from the Charity from time to time.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE