# DERWEN COLLEGE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1153280
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 7, 2013
- **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=1153280


## Contact

- **Address:** DERWEN COLLEGE, WHITTINGTON ROAD, GOBOWEN, OSWESTRY
- **Postcode:** SY11 3JA
- **Phone:** 01691661234
- **Email:** andrew.smith@derwen.ac.uk
- **Website:** www.derwen.ac.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** - TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE TO PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR DISABILITIES;- TO OBTAIN OR PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR DISABILITIES; AND - TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR DISABILITIES (WITH OR WITHOUT THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY OR DEPENDENTS) AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH SERVICES BECAUSE OF THEIR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR DISABILITIES.

**Activities:** - to provide education, training and work experience to people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities - to obtain or provide employment for people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities  - to provide accommodation for people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, with or without their immediate family or dependents




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Shropshire
- Telford & Wrekin



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £14510221 | £14465897 | £5509622 | 407 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £13511473 | £12681258 | £5465298 | 409 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £11925119 | £11393839 | £4635083 | 334 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £9464157 | £10266014 | £4103803 | 330 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £9802607 | £9328072 | £4905660 | 330 |



## Trustees

- **JAMIE WARD** (Chair) — appointed March 26, 2015
- Abigail Louise Plowden — appointed March 20, 2024
- Andrew Grove — appointed March 23, 2023
- Daniel Jack Owen — appointed March 20, 2025
- Dr Robert Matthew Bell — appointed Feb. 3, 2026
- Elizabeth Mary Leigh — appointed March 25, 2021
- Helen Victoria Cox — appointed Oct. 11, 2018
- KATHLEEN KIMBER BA — appointed Feb. 16, 2005
- MICHAEL COWAN — appointed May 23, 2013
- Ruth Court — appointed March 20, 2025
- STEPHEN MARK LORD — appointed March 25, 2021
- Tracy Leah — appointed Feb. 3, 2026