# THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH&#x27;S AWARD

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1072490
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Company number:** [00000806](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00000806)
- **Registered:** Nov. 18, 1998
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1072490


## Contact

- **Address:** 9 Greyfriars Road, Reading
- **Postcode:** RG11NU
- **Phone:** 01753 727400
- **Email:** info@dofe.org
- **Website:** www.dofe.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO CONTINUE TO FOSTER AND ADMINISTER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES IN ARTICLE 2(2), A PROGRAMME OF AWARDS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE AND THEREBY, THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CHARACTER, TO PROMOTE GOOD CITIZENSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

**Activities:** When young people build lifelong belief in themselves, there are no limits to what they can achieve. That&#x27;s why, at The Duke of Edinburgh&#x27;s Award (DofE), we support young people of all backgrounds to take on their own challenges and discover talents the never knew they had. DofE is open to ages 14-24, and runs in schools, youth clubs, hospitals, prisons and more, all over the UK. Visit DofE.org.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE** | Chair | June 26, 2020 |
| Anna Barker |  | March 23, 2022 |
| Emma Judith Sophia Watford |  | June 27, 2023 |
| HRH THE EARL OF WESSEX |  | Nov. 1, 1989 |
| Ofei Kwafo-Akoto |  | March 23, 2022 |
| Polly Williams |  | June 25, 2024 |
| Robert Andrew Shuter |  | June 25, 2024 |
| Roisin Helen Currie |  | Nov. 28, 2023 |



## Linked charities

- THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH&#x27;S AWARD (1072490-1)



