THE COWRIE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1191471
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation has a clear mission to fund disadvantaged Black British students through leading UK universities in the next decade. The Foundation will partner with leading Universities, together with with businesses and donors to provide full scholarships to disadvantaged Black British students.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £231,696
Total expenditure: £207,755

People

8 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 September 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Professor Richard Oreffo Chair 27 August 2020
None on record
Dr Tosha Nembhard Trustee 09 October 2023
None on record
Ajay Ajisola Ajimobi Trustee 09 October 2023
None on record
Dr Sadiya Akram Trustee 09 October 2023
FRIENDS OF ALMA PARK PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Chelsea Austin-Ajaero Trustee 09 October 2023
None on record
Naomi Dawson Trustee 27 August 2021
None on record
DR TIM CLAYDEN Trustee 06 January 2021
GREEN TEMPLETON COLLEGE
Received: On time
PEER-JADA QURESHI Trustee 28 September 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £116.23k £204.87k £231.70k
Total expenditure £21.94k £108.59k £207.76k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 30 September 2023 16 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 16 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 25 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 25 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 20 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 20 May 2022 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 25 Sep 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO RELIEVE POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY MAKING GRANTS AND AWARDS IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT NECESSARILY EXCLUSIVELY, TO SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BRITISH STUDENTS, WITH AN ETHNICITY FROM AFRICAN, CARRIBEAN AND MIXED WITH ONE OF THESE ETHNICITIES, WISHING TO UNDERTAKE A COURSE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, WITH LEADING UNIVERSITIES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, WHICH THEY WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE ABLE TO UNDERTAKE.

Contact information

Address:
20 School Road
West Wellow
ROMSEY
SO51 6AR
Phone:
07833437591
Email:
info@cowriescholarshipfoundation.org
Website:

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