# COLYTON FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1206838
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 1, 2024
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1206838


## Contact

- **Address:** COLYTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL, WHITWELL LANE, COLYFORD
- **Postcode:** EX24 6HN
- **Phone:** 01297 552327
- **Email:** nwhitfield@colytongrammar.com



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING HIGH ACADEMIC POTENTIAL BUT FACE BARRIERS IN PROGRESSING THEIR EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS DUE TO SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, THIS IS ACHIEVED BY:A. PROVIDING ACADEMIC MENTORING AND SUPPORT TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR SCHOOLING;B. DELIVERING TRAINING TO TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS SO THAT THEY ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO SUPPORT HIGH ACADEMIC POTENTIAL STUDENTS; AND C. ENGAGING WITH UNIVERSITIES TO ASSIST THEM IN PRODUCING THEIR ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION PLANS TO IMPROVE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS PROGRESSING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

**Activities:** To advance the education of children and young people in the South West of England who are identified as having high academic potential but face barriers in progressing their educational aspirations due to social or economic disadvantage.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Somerset





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Barry Sindall** | Chair | Feb. 1, 2024 |
| Camilla Chandler-Mant |  | March 12, 2024 |
| Dr Houry Melkonian |  | Nov. 26, 2025 |
| Elliot Clark-James |  | March 25, 2026 |
| Joseph Watson |  | May 18, 2026 |
| Neal Whitfield |  | Feb. 1, 2024 |
| Professor Janice Kay CBE |  | March 25, 2024 |
| Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope |  | Nov. 26, 2025 |
| Timothy Harris |  | Feb. 1, 2024 |
| Timothy Johnson |  | Feb. 29, 2024 |
| Tom Levinson |  | March 25, 2026 |




