# RUTH FIRST EDUCATIONAL TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1019975
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 16, 1993
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1019975


## Contact

- **Address:** 28 GEOFFREY AVENUE, DURHAM
- **Postcode:** DH1 4PF
- **Phone:** 01913847583
- **Email:** ruthfirst.trust@durham.ac.uk
- **Website:** ruthfirsttrust.webspace.durham.ac.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN STUDENTS IN NEED BY ENABLING THEM AND STAFF FROM THEIR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO PURSUE EDUCATIONAL AND/OR TRAINING COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM AND /OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN NORTH EAST ENGLAND

**Activities:** Raises funds to award the annual Ruth First Scholarship to enable a student from southern Africa to take a taught Master's course at Durham University

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Areas of operation

- Durham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2024 | £9568 | £11837 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £9528 | £19613 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £4839 | £4966 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £14212 | £0 | — | — |
| July 31, 2020 | £9333 | £11195 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Professor Michael Thompson** (Chair)
- Francis William Pritchard — appointed March 14, 2017
- Helen Charnley — appointed Jan. 12, 2023
- LOTTE SHANKLAND
- PROF CHERYL MCEWAN
- Prof Patrick Dorey — appointed Dec. 4, 2024