# THE ELEPHANT GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1185878
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 18, 2019
- **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=1185878


## Contact

- **Address:** 69 High Street, Bideford, Devon
- **Postcode:** EX39 2AT
- **Phone:** 07903779945
- **Email:** j.taylor@theelephantgroup.org
- **Website:** www.theelephantgroup.org



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## 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



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £398460 | £427804 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £317997 | £348416 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £360778 | £269265 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £363837 | £156429 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £152312 | £148482 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Matt Jones** (Chair) — appointed March 26, 2019
- Christopher Paul Kelly — appointed April 29, 2020
- Lord John Humphrey Arnott Pakington — appointed April 16, 2025
- Paul Cleal — appointed April 29, 2020
- Peter Hughes — appointed March 26, 2019
- Sabiha Laher — appointed April 29, 2020