Rutherford Bursary Trust
A Charitable Incorporated Organisation Registered in England – 1200067
Annual Report
01/01/25-31/12/25
Trustees
The first charity trustees are as follows, and are appointed for the following terms; Sister Anita Smith for 4 years – extended to 6 years Alan Thomas Gardner for 3 years – extended to 5 years 3 other potential Trustees are being recruited
Purpose
The objects of the CIO are - The advancement of Education, by the granting of Bursaries, to young people, 16 - 25 years old, who live, study or work in the Redcar area, to undertake tertiary level education or take up apprenticeships or other training. All Awards will be at the discretion of the Trustees.
The Income of the CIO shall be mainly from the Legacy of Miss P. Rutherford, interest or dividends associated with that, and from Donations made in the memory of Miss Rutherford of Redcar ex Principal of Rye Hills School.
Current Position
To date the legacy from Miss Rutherford’s Estate has been held up in the Probate Process and an issue with the wording of the Will, and the policy of the Northern Education Trust, which has and is only recently resolved
Income has been confined to Donations from Miss Rutherford’s funeral and small donations in her memory, and an agreed amount from Miss Rutherford’s Estate. This means that the Trustees cannot yet operate the giving of Bursaries until this is resolved hopefully during the second quarter of 2026
RUTHERFORD BURSARY TRUST
A Charitable incorporated Organisation
Registered in England 1200067
Report And Accounts For The Year Ended 31ST March 2025
DRAYCOTT & KIRK CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS Cleveland House 92 Westgate Guisborough Cleveland TS14 6AP
RUTHERFORD BURSARY TRUST
Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Incoming Resources Donations Total Incoming Resources Expenditure Direct charitable expenditure Total Expenditure Transfers between funds Net Incoming/Outgoing Resources Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward __ |
Unrestricted Funds 103,875 - __ 103,875 __ - __ - __ - __ 103,875 670 __ 104,545 __ |
Restricted Total Funds Funds - 103,875 - - ____ - 103,875 ____ - - ____ - - ____ - - ____ - 103,875 - 670 ____ - 104,545 _____ |
2024 670 ___ 670 __ - __ - ___ - __ - - __ 670 _______ |
|---|---|---|---|
__ |
_ |
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RUTHERFORD BURSARY TRUST STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31ST MARCH 2025
| Cash Funds Bank current account Other assets Total other assets Other Liabilities Independent examination |
This year This year unrestricted restricted £ £ 104,545 - |
This year Total £ 104,545 104,545 £ - 240 240 |
2024 670 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104,545 - |
670 | |||
| £ | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - |
These Financial Statements were approved by the Trustees on ………………………….. 2/2/2026
Signed ………… …….......………………………Alan Gardner
…………………………………………….Anita Smith
…………………………………………….
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RUTHERFORD BURSARY TRUST
A Charitable incorporated Organisation
Registered in England 1200067
Report And Accounts For The Year Ended 31ST March 2025
DRAYCOTT & KIRK CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS Cleveland House 92 Westgate Guisborough Cleveland TS14 6AP
RUTHERFORD BURSARY TRUST
Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Incoming Resources Donations Total Incoming Resources Expenditure Direct charitable expenditure Total Expenditure Transfers between funds Net Incoming/Outgoing Resources Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward __ |
Unrestricted Funds 103,875 - __ 103,875 __ - __ - __ - __ 103,875 670 __ 104,545 __ |
Restricted Total Funds Funds - 103,875 - - ____ - 103,875 ____ - - ____ - - ____ - - ____ - 103,875 - 670 ____ - 104,545 _____ |
2024 670 ___ 670 __ - __ - ___ - __ - - __ 670 _______ |
|---|---|---|---|
__ |
_ |
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RUTHERFORD BURSARY TRUST STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31ST MARCH 2025
| Cash Funds Bank current account Other assets Total other assets Other Liabilities Independent examination |
This year This year unrestricted restricted £ £ 104,545 - |
This year Total £ 104,545 104,545 £ - 240 240 |
2024 670 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104,545 - |
670 | |||
| £ | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - |
These Financial Statements were approved by the Trustees on ………………………….. 2/2/2026
Signed ………… …….......………………………Alan Gardner
…………………………………………….Anita Smith
…………………………………………….
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