WILLIAM AKROYD'S FOUNDATION

Charity Number: 529719
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity awards scholarships tenable at a university or other education establishment in the UK to a) Kindred of William Akroyd who died in or about 1518 and b) Persons who have attended secondary school in the County of York. It also makes grants to Batley Grammar School Foundation and the Council of the University of Leeds.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2024

Total income: £11,086
Total expenditure: £9,750

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:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of York
  • Doncaster
  • East Riding Of Yorkshire
  • Leeds City
  • North Yorkshire
  • Rotherham
  • Sheffield City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 November 1973: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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
Charles David Aykeroyd Collins Trustee 25 March 2025
ENGAGE WTH CHINA LIMITED
Received: 46 days late
Robin Nathan Ghosh Trustee 18 March 2022
None on record
Peter Biglin Trustee 24 February 2015
None on record
RUTH KER Trustee
None on record
THOMAS ALEXANDER MCALLISTER Trustee
None on record
PROFESSOR JOHN ANTHONY DOUBLE Trustee
BATLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Charity reporting is overdue by 348 days

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023 31/10/2024
Total gross income £10.11k £10.29k £10.64k £10.86k £11.09k
Total expenditure £13.17k £10.18k £6.57k £12.22k £9.75k
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 October 2024 01 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2023 16 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2022 23 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2021 06 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2020 08 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 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 1 NOVEMBER 1973 as amended on 09 Dec 2022 as amended on 09 Dec 2022

Charitable objects

INCOME TO BE DIVIDED INTO TWO EQUAL MOIETIES AND APPLIED AS FOLLOWS:-1) THE FIRST MOIETY IS TO BE KNOWN AS THE SCHOLARSHIP MOIETY,IT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO FURTHER PARTS AND APPLIED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER A) THE FIRST PART IN THE AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS, TO BE KNOWN AS FOUNDERS SCHOLARSHIPS, TENABLE AT ANY UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH A PREFERENCE,OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL, FOR EITHER OF THE UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD OR CAMBRIDGE. CANDIDATES FOR FOUNDERS SCHOLARSHIPS SHALL BE PERSONS OF EITHER SEX WHO HAVE NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF 25 YEARS AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE,IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PREFERENCE- SUCH PERSONS AS ARE OF THE KINDRED AND NAME OF THE FOUNDER, SUCH PERSONS AS ARE OF THE KINDRED OF THE FOUNDER BUT BEAR A NAME OTHER THAN AKROYD,SUCH PERSONS AS ARE OR HAVE FOR NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS AT ANY TIME BEEN RESIDENT IN ANY OF THE CIVIL PARISHES OF LONG MARSTON, HUTTON WANDESLEY OR ANGRAM. B)THE SECOND PART FOR THE AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS, TO BE KNOWN AS OPEN SCHOLARSHIPS,TENABLE AS AFORESAID. CANDIDATES FOR OPEN SCHOLARSHIPS SHALL BE PERSONS OF EITHER SEX WHO HAVE NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF 25 YEARS, ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND WHO HAVE FOR NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS AT ANY TIME ATTENDED ANY SECONDARY SCHOOL APPROVED FOR THE PURPOSE BY THE GOVERNORS IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COMPRISING THE COUNTY OF YORK. 2) THE SECOND MOIETY IS TO BE KNOWN AS THE REMAINING MOIETY, AND TO BE DIVIDED BY THE GOVERNORS INTO FIVE EQUAL PARTS WHICH SHALL BE APPLIED AS FOLLOWS:- A) TWO SUCH PARTS TO BE PAID TO THE GOVERNORS OF THE BATLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION FOR APPLICATION BY THOSE GOVERNORS AS PART OF THE GENERAL INCOME OF THAT FOUNDATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE SCHEME FOR THE TIME BEING REGULATING THE SAME. B)THREE OF SUCH PARTS TO BE PAID TO THE COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS FOR APPLICATION IN SUCH MANNER AS THE COUNCIL SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF ANY STUDENT OR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Grays Solicitors Llp
Duncombe Place
YORK
YO1 7DY
Phone:
01904634771
Email:
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Website:

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