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Helena Kennedy Foundation

Helena Kennedy Bursary Scheme

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1074025
Status
Registered
Registered
Feb. 17, 1999
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
The United Kingdom

Address

Address
South and City College Birmingham
Handsworth Campus
The Council House
Soho Road
Birmingham
B21 9DP

Contact

Activities

Supporting disadvantaged college leavers wishing to enter higher education and promoting progression to graduate employment. We do this through bursaries, skills training, mentoring and providing work placement opportunities. By promoting wider participation in higher education and fair access to the graduate professions we help students to overcome social injustice.

Objects: To Promote The Provision Of Further And Higher Education In One Or More Of The Following Ways(1) In Awarding Scholarships, Exhibitions, Bursaries Or Maintenance Allowances To Students From Further Education Sector Colleges Who Wish To Undertake A Higher Education Programme At A University Or College In The United Kingdom And Who Are In Need Of Financial Assistance(2) In Providing Financial Assistance In The Form Of A One Off Bursary Payable To A Student During The First Year Of His Or Her Higher Education Course(3) In Making A Contribution Towards The Tuition Fees And/or The Maintenance Costs Of Students Who Wish To Progress From Further Education Colleges Into A Higher Education Programme(4) Otherwise In Furthering The Education Of Such Persons

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training
Who
Children/young People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
May 31, 2025 £439,496 £409,283
May 31, 2024 £462,828 £315,892
May 31, 2023 £450,176 £279,607
May 31, 2022 £281,639 £241,969
May 31, 2021 £317,746 £237,857

Trustees

Name Appointed
Mark Cooper (Chair) Oct. 28, 2018
Elizabeth Ann Hess Oct. 28, 2018
Iandra McCallum Tchoudnowsky Oct. 28, 2018
Mica Jayne Jones Oct. 28, 2018
Philip Le Feuvre July 15, 2021
Philip Sturgeon April 30, 2025