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The Elephant Group

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1185878
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed June 15, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Oct. 18, 2019
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
11906157

Address

Address
69 High Street
Bideford
Devon
EX39 2AT

Activities

To advance the higher education progression of young people aged between 16 and 18 from socially and economicallydisadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds who are enrolled in non-selective state schools, including by providing advice and assistance, and organising educational programmes and other activities as a means of assisting with preparation to gain entry to top-level UK universities.

Objects: To Advance The Education Of Young People From Socially And Economically Disadvantaged Backgrounds Who Are Enrolled In State Schools In Such Ways As The Charity Trustees Think Fit, Including By Providing Advice And Assistance And Organising Educational Programmes And Other Activities As A Means Of Assisting With Preparation To Gain Entry To Top-Level UK Universities. For The Purposes Of This Clause, “State Schools” Are Defined As State Funded Non Fee Paying, Non Selective Secondary Educational Establishments Attended By Children Aged Between 11 And 18 Years.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Education/training, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People

Geography

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Aug. 31, 2025 June 15, 2026On time £455,884 £416,935
Aug. 31, 2024 May 28, 2025On time £398,460 £427,804
Aug. 31, 2023 May 7, 2024On time £317,997 £348,416
Aug. 31, 2022 May 9, 2023On time £360,778 £269,265
Aug. 31, 2021 March 24, 2022On time £363,837 £156,429
Aug. 31, 2020 Feb. 19, 2021 £152,312 £148,482

Trustees

Name Appointed
Matt Jones (Chair) March 26, 2019
Christopher Paul Kelly April 29, 2020
Lord John Humphrey Arnott Pakington April 16, 2025
Lucy Jane Ruth Walsh July 21, 2026
Paul Cleal April 29, 2020
Peter Hughes March 26, 2019
Sabiha Laher April 29, 2020
Thomas David Wood July 21, 2026