THE EDUCATIONAL CHARITY OF JOHN MATTHEWS

Charity number: 525553
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity provides assistance towards the cost of education,or for specialist tools or equipment necessary to pursue a vocation, or to encourage or nurture a specific talent (ie musical instrument), for young people under 25 years old, living in the qualifying areas. Exceptional talent is encouraged and assistance is considered with courses that entail exceptional expenditure.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £33,122
Total expenditure: £32,079

People

7 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(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
Where the charity operates:
  • Denbighshire
  • Flintshire
  • Powys
  • Shropshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 October 1963: Standard registration
  • 05 April 2024: Funds received from 525754 DENBIGHSHIRE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jean Robb McKean Grindley Chair 16 June 2020
THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION - LLANGOLLEN BRANCH
Received: On time
NICHOLAS JAMES GRENFELL-MARTEN Trustee 27 September 2022
CYFEILLION SWTAN
Received: On time
James Wynn Roberts Trustee 05 April 2022
None on record
CATRIN PENGE Trustee 06 April 2021
None on record
Rev Matthew John George Wilkinson Trustee 24 September 2014
THE CHIRK RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY
Received: On time
OFFA MISSION AREA
Received: On time
PHILIP BOWD Trustee 05 March 2012
None on record
ERYL WYN WILLIAMS Trustee
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 £16.03k £16.43k £16.46k £16.70k £33.12k
Total expenditure £13.88k £14.44k £10.76k £14.34k £32.08k
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 2023 03 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 03 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 19 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 03 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 17 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 25 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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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 DATED 08/05/1989 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 28/09/1990

Charitable objects

PROMOTING THE EDUCATION INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING, OF PERSONS OF THE FOLLOWING CLASSES WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY: A) PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE WHO ARE KINDRED OF JOHN MATTHEWS, THE FOUNDER OF THE CHARITY. B) PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE RESIDENT IN THE AREA COMPRISING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHIRK, LLANARMON-ON-YALE, LLANDEGLA, LLANGOLLEN RURAL AND LLANTYSILIO. C) PERSONS UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE RESIDENT IN THE ARE COMPRISING THE DISTRICT OF GLYNDWR AND THE BOROUGH OF WREXHAM MAELOR, BOTH IN THE COUNTY OF CLWYD AND THE BOROUGH OF OSWESTRY IN THE COUNTY OF SHROPSHIRE.

Area of benefit

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

CLWYD AND ELESWHERE

Contact information

Address:
6 Vernon Avenue
Hooton
Ellesmere Port
CH66 6AL
Phone:
01513276103
Email:
pbsberllan@aol.com
Website:

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