READING BLUE COAT AND ARCHBISHOP LAUD CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity Number: 1159943
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The provision of a day and/or boarding school in or near Reading. The award of scholarships, bursaries or maintenance allowances.The provision of items, services and facilities at three specified Schools in Reading.The provision of financial assistance to young men and women from Reading, Wokingham or Bray to support them in training for a trade or vocation or entering into marriage.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £191,900
Total expenditure: £176,383

People

6 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Reading
  • Windsor And Maidenhead
  • Wokingham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 January 2015: CIO registration
  • 15 June 2015: Funds received from 309024 READING BLUE COAT SCHOOL FOUNDATION
  • 15 June 2015: Funds received from 307987 ARCHBISHOP LAUD NON-EDUCATIONAL CHARITY
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • 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 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PETER MICHAEL BERTRAM Chair 15 May 2025
None on record
Rev Christopher Richard Jones Trustee 15 May 2024
GREEN GIRLS' FOUNDATION
Received: On time
MATTHEW WALKER Trustee 09 November 2022
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY, GORING ON THAMES
Received: On time
ALDWORTH LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND
Received: On time
THE BROTHER JOHN FARLEY MEMORIAL FUND
Received: On time
THE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM CHARITABLE TRUST OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF BERKSHIRE
Received: On time
Peter Thomas Trustee 01 September 2020
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, HENLEY-ON-THAMES, IN THE DIOCESE OF OXFORD
Recently registered
Howard Williams Trustee 15 May 2018
READING BLUE COAT SCHOOL
Received: On time
Michael Swan Trustee 16 May 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £233.51k £207.66k £209.41k £183.35k £191.90k
Total expenditure £172.04k £158.49k £187.78k £173.51k £176.38k
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 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 03 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 03 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 February 2023 22 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 February 2023 22 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 19 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 19 January 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 14 Jan 2015 as amended on 12 Nov 2020 as amended on 14 May 2024

Charitable objects

3.1 The CIO shall comprise an amalgamation of two unincorporated charities - the Reading Blue Coat School Foundation (charity number 309024) and the Archbishop Laud Non Educational Charity (charity number 307987). Accordingly, the objects of the CIO set out below shall be a reflection of the objects of these two unincorporated charities, with separate funds being set aside for the furtherance of the respective objects. 3.2 The first object of the CIO, reflecting the object of the Reading Blue Coat School Foundation, is to advance the education of children and young people under the age of 25 years by: 3.2.1 the provision of a day and/or boarding school in or near Reading in which religious instruction in accordance with the doctrines of the Church of England shall be given; 3.2.2 the award of scholarships, bursaries or maintenance allowances to beneficiaries tenable at the School or at any university or other place of learning; provided that the charity trustees shall maintain in the School six scholarships, comprising total or partial remission of tuition or boarding fees, to beneficiaries found fit for admission to the School who reside within a ten mile radius of the School; 3.2.3 the provision of grants, outfits, clothing, tools, instruments or books to help beneficiaries on leaving the School, a university or any other educational establishment, to prepare for, or enter, a profession, trade or calling; 3.2.4 the award of scholarships or maintenance allowances to enable beneficiaries to travel abroad to pursue their education; 3.2.5 the provision, or assistance towards the provision, of facilities for recreation and social and physical training, including the provision of coaching in athletics, sports and games, for beneficiaries; 3.2.6 the provision of grants to enable beneficiaries to study music or other arts; and 3.2.7 the provision of grants, items, services and facilities at the following schools in Reading: (a) All Saints Church of England Infants School, Brownlow Road; (b) St John’s Church of England Primary School; (c) St Mary’s and All Saints Church of England Primary School; and (d) Any other school within a forty mile radius of the School at the CIO’s discretion 3.3 The second object of the CIO, reflecting the object of the Archbishop Laud Non Educational Charity, is the provision of financial assistance to young men and women between the age of 8 to 30 years inclusive, educated in, residing in or from the vicinity of Reading, to support them in training for a trade or vocation through the making of grants as follows: 3.3.1 Young men and women between the age of 16 – 30 inclusive may be awarded training grants of up to £1000 per individual, per annum, towards the cost course fees, equipment, learning resources, travel expenses or uniform required for the course, where the trustees are satisfied that the applicant has entered into a course of training and has need of financial assistance. Applicants undertaking a multi-year course are eligible for up to three grants; and 3.3.2 Girls and boys between the age of 8 – 15 inclusive may be awarded training grants of up to £300 per individual, per annum, towards the cost of course fees, equipment, learning resources, travel expenses or uniform required for the course, where the trustees are satisfied that the applicant is in education and has need of financial assistance. 3.4 Subject to Clause 5 below, the freehold land known as Reading Blue Coat School, Holme Park, Sonning Lane, Sonning, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 6SU, registered under Land Registry title number BK371516 and the buildings thereon (vested in the Official Custodian for Charities by an Order of 8 June 1996) (“the Property”), must be retained by the charity trustees for use as a school in accordance with Clause 3.2.1 above.

Contact information

Address:
READING BLUE COAT SCHOOL
HOLME PARK
SONNING LANE
SONNING
READING
RG4 6SU
Phone:
01189335808
Email:
bursar@rbcs.org.uk
Website:

No information available