THE ELEPHANT GROUP

Charity number: 1185878
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the higher education progression of young people aged between 16 and 18 from socially and economically disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds who are enrolled in non-selective state schools, including by providing advice and assistance, and organising educational programmes and other activities as a means of assisting with preparation to gain entry to top-level UK universities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £398,460
Total expenditure: £427,804

People

6 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£90k to £100k 1

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
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 October 2019: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
11906157 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Matt Jones Chair 26 March 2019
None on record
Lord John Humphrey Arnott Pakington Trustee 16 April 2025
None on record
Christopher Paul Kelly Trustee 29 April 2020
None on record
Paul Cleal Trustee 29 April 2020
PALACE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Sabiha Laher Trustee 29 April 2020
None on record
Peter Hughes Trustee 26 March 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £152.31k £363.84k £360.78k £318.00k £398.46k
Total expenditure £148.48k £156.43k £269.27k £348.42k £427.80k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £4.50k £28.89k £2.62k 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 August 2024 28 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 28 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 07 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 07 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 09 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 17 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 24 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 13 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 19 February 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 19 February 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26 MAR 2019 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 09 OCT 2019 as amended on 23 Sep 2020 as amended on 25 Jul 2023

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN STATE SCHOOLS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF ASSISTING WITH PREPARATION TO GAIN ENTRY TO TOP-LEVEL UK UNIVERSITIES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, “STATE SCHOOLS” ARE DEFINED AS STATE FUNDED NON FEE PAYING, NON SELECTIVE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS ATTENDED BY CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 11 AND 18 YEARS.

Contact information

Address:
69 High Street
Bideford
Devon
EX39 2AT
Phone:
07903779945
Email:
j.taylor@theelephantgroup.org
Website:

www.theelephantgroup.org Open in new window