CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 1 September 2024 Period start date To
31 August 2025 Period end dat
Charity name: John Collings Educational Trust
Charity registration number: 287474
Objectives and Activities
SORP reference
Para 1.17
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
overnin
document
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefil, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.
To hold the Trust Fund and its income lo
advance education for Ihe public benefit
Para 1.17 and
1.19
Reviewing the potential of various
candidates who require financial assistance
with their education and assess in what
way the trust can assist. The Trust
continues to have an impressive record of
early selection and assistance to
youngsters who achieve good results in
both academic and other fields. Also, lo
su
ort other educational charities.
Tho Trustees have considered the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit and believe
that they have met the criteria.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Para 1.18
Additional information (optional)
You ma
choose lo include further slatements where relevant about..
SORP referenc8
Policy on grant making
Paro 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Par8 1.38

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts-.
Type ofgoverning document
'y-.Il c.I12rter}
How is the charity
constituted?
le.g uriincorporaled
Para 1.25
Will and Trust Deed
Para 1.25
Trust
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election lo post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Para 1.25
By appoinlmenl of Trustee5' resolullon
in a special meeting called for the
purpose. In selecting persons to be
appointed, the Trustees shall take into
account the benefits of appointing a
person (who through residence,
occupation. employment or othenvisel
has special knowledge of the area of
benefit or who 15 {otherwisel able by
virtue of their personal or professional
qualifications to make a contribution to
the pursuit of the objects or the
management of the Gharity. There rnust
be at least three Trustees.
Addilional information (optional)
You ma
choose lo include further statements where relevant about..
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51
The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network wilh which th8
charity works
Pora 1.51
Relationship wth any related
parties
Para 1.55
Other
Reference and Administratlve details
Chari
name
Other name the charit
uses
istered charil
number
John Collin
s Educational Trust
287474

Charity's principal address
11 Church Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1JA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustse namg
Datès acted if not for whole
ear
Office Ilf any)
Name of por50n lor body) entitled
toa
oint truste8
if an
Current Trustees
Current Trustees
Current Trustees
Current Trustees
Anthony Herman
Calherine Spoor
Paul Reader
Howard Edgar
Thomas
Kevin Peter
O'Riordan
Trustee
Trustee
0110912024 - 0810512025
Trustee
Trustee
0110912024- 0810512025
Trustee
Current Trustees
William Moore
Tristan Price
Trustee
Current Trustees
Current Trustees
Trustee
10
12
13
14
15
Cor
orate trustees- names of the directors at lh8 date the re
Dirtrctor name
ortwasa
roved
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name
Dates acted if not for whole
ear

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assels
None.
held in this capacity
Name and objects ofthe
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Details of arrangements for
safe Guslody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own
assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers {Optional informatlonl
Type of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of chief executlve or names of senior staff members {Optional infomiation}
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
ersonnel details
Other o
tional information

Declarations
The trustees deGlare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature{s)
Full name(s)
Position leg Secretary,
Chair. et¢)
Anthony Herman
Truste6
Paul Reader
Trustee
Date
*-£

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
John Colllng8 Edueatlonal Trust
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For thè period
from
01.S8
-24
31-Aug-2S
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
fo tho neareEt
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Last year
toth• nw4rost£
to t￿ n•4r*gt£
th• n•aregt£
to th• noarn$t£
A1 Recelpts
Interest
tlwdend
770
39,686
770
39.686
3Bg
39,686
Sub total{Gross income for
AR)
40,456
40,458
40,075
A2 Asset and Investment salos,
Isee table).
Sub total
40.456
40.456
40,075
A3 Paymènts
Donauons
Indtpend8nl 8xaminefS fees
Legal fees
Grants
9.760
750
780
9,760
750
780
25,490
72
Sub total
11,290
tl,250
26210
A4 Asset and Investment
urchases, Isfra tabla)
Sub total
Total payments
11.290
11.29Q
26,210
Net of receipts/(paymonts)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash fvnds this year end
29,186
29,166
13,865
34,950
64,116
34,95D
64,116
21,D85
34,950
CCXX R1 acojunls ISSI
2410612026

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest£
Restricted
nds
Endowment
funds
io nBarèÈt £
Categories
Detalls
to n•aT•St£
B1 Cash funds
Be￿ & Lamberts LLP accoun
64.116
Total cash funds
64,116
byL4nresv•lLhrwAIpts
rmunll%ll
Unrestrlcted
funds
to nè8rè¥¢£
Re5trict8d
funds
to nearestÉ
Endowment
funds
to neorestf
Details
B2 Other monetary assets
Furbd to whl
asset bblon
General purposes
Current vklu•
Detalls
6000 Holm8wothY Houso Pffjpetbe3 Ltd
C05t {op￿on￿lI
83 Invostmfjnt assots
F￿nder S¢holaTshlp 1D Shar95
6480 Holrnewo￿ House Propo￿*8 Lld
General PLJfp05es
21p Bond Shales
Fund to whlGh
ass¢t ￿lOn
Current ¥alu•
Details
Cost lopdonall
B4 Assets retalned for the
charity's own use
Fund to whlch
Amountduv
When duo
o tlonal
Detalls
B5 Llabllltles
Swned by one or two trustee5 on
b8h8lf of all th8 trust88S
Signatur8
Prlnt Name
Date of
roval
Anthon
H8m)an
CCXX R2 8¢¢ounts ISSI
2410612026

CHARITY (OMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
R•port to thè trusteey
John Collings Educabonal Trust
On accounts for the year
ended
31 August 2025
Charity no
(rf any)
287474
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts ofthe above
charity {Ihe Trust'l for the year ended 311081202S.
Responslbllities and
basis of report
As the charity's tnjstees. you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
I'the Acr).
I repart in resFect of my examinaknn of the Trusfs accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinab"on, I
have followed all the applicabk Dir￿tr"0nS given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515)Ibl of the Act
Independent I have completed my exanination. I that no material matters have
examinerfs statement come lo my attentKJn in connection with the examination which gives me
cause to believe that in, any material resFect."
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charitie5 Act., or
the accounts did not ￿cOrd with the accounting T￿rdS., or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
(1)n￿mIng the fomi arKI content of accounts sel out in the Charrties
(Accounts and Repcrtsl Regulation5 2008 other than any requirement
that the acu)unts gNe a'true and fair, ￿eW which is not a matter
considered as part of an indeperKlent examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matter5 in connection
wrth the examination lo whith attents.on sh¢JJld ba drawn in this fèPQrt in
order to enable a proper understanding ofthe acoiunts to be reached.
Slgned:
Date:
Iq
Name:
Martin Kerth Lunt
Relevant professional
qualiflcatlon{$} or body
(Ir any}:
FCA
Address:
Creasey. Son & W￿kenden. Hearts of Oak House, Pembroke Roaj,
Sevenoaks, Kent. TN13 1XR
IER
Oct 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete ￿ the exawniner needs to highlight material mallers ol concefn
(see CC32, Independent examination of chartty actounts.. direction5 and
guidan￿ for examiners).
Glve here brief detalls of
any items that the
examiner wlshes to
disclose.
IER
Oct 2018

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALE5
John Collin9s Educaltonal Trusl
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For Ihe puriott I
fro
31-Aug.25
Section A Receipts and payments
UnreslrKi¢d
funds
R•striGt•d
fund8
Ertdowm•nt
funds
Totsl fvnds
Lèst y8Jr
iOlh• r&41ts1£ lo th• E
Al Recelpts
J9,686
Sub lotal(Gmss ￿cL¥ll& for
ARI
dOA56
IOA56
40,117$
A2 A$s8t and Invostment
Islè table).
Sub tot41
TotalftGeipls
40.456
40,075
A3Pa
mènts
pandonl fe￿5
LeqAI *ep
750
2SAYO
720
76D
Sub tol41
2(21¢
A4 A5¥•1 and inw*8tmenl
ur¢hases, Isoe toblol
Sub lotal
11,290
fl.1
26.210
Net olrecelptsi{paymentsJ
A5 Transfa¥s be¢wten fufids
A6 Cosh fund8 last yoaF ètbd
Cash fvnds thls year end
29,160
29,166
13165
34.950
J4,95fr
64,116
21.035
34950
64.116
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
URrcslricted
funds
Resliicted
ftEt)ds
10 rt••tést£
to i￿at•￿t £
B1 Cash fiinds
64.116
Total cash funds
84.116
UnrtStrl¢ied
Rostrictod
lunds
Endowmtsnt
funds
to n￿r•Si£
lOn￿r•stE
B2 Other monetary assets
FuthIt0￿hk￿
55•tbqlon
Cost loytifHlafj
ional
B3 Investment a559ts
21p F¥JDd Stha"es
Fund to whith
CostiuptsoThall
lent YaluE
B4 Assgts rètained lor the
charity's own use
ftsnd tèwhlch
%Vhon du•
85 Liabllltles
519oed or
llo1￿1 Ihfi 1ty51ees
Pnni
Date of
rovai
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 1 September 2024 Period start date To
31 August 2025 Period end date
Charlly name: John Collings Educational Trust
Charity reglstration number- 287474
Objectives and Activities
Summary otlhe purposes of
the charity a5 sel oui in its
overni
docurnenl
Summary of the main
activities in relation lo those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particulai. the
aclivilies. piojects rx
services identified in the
accounts.
Para 1 17
To hc4d the Trust Fund aThJ ils income to
advano educ8tion for the public benefit
Reviewing the ￿len(la1 of varioLts
candidates who ￿quire financial assistance
with their educatiors and assess in what
I way Ihe trust can assist. The Trust
continues lo have an impressive record of
earty selection a5SlStance to
youngsters who achieve good results In
both academic and other fields. Also. to
5UPPOrt other educaknonal Charities.
The Trustees have considered Ihe
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit and believe
I that they have mei the criteria.
p￿117￿￿1
Statement confirming
whether the I￿￿tee5 have
had regard lo the guidance
Issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Pwa 1.38
Additional Information loptionall
You may.choose to include further slalemenls where relevant about".
Policy on grant making
P¥a 12
Policy on social investment
including program relaltrd
inv8slmenl
Contribution mad& by
volunteers
a 1.36

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts..
Type of goveming documenl
P*a 1.2S
I Will and Trust Deed
How is the ¢harily
conslituled?
P¥0 1.25
i Trust
Trustee selection meth￿$
IIIGILiding details of any
conslilulional provisic>ns e.g_
election to post or name of
any person or body 8ntill8d
j to ￿ppOInt one or more
Iruslees
Paa 1.25
By appoinlment of Trustees, resolutlon
in a special meeting called for the
purpose. In sèle¢lÈng persons to b
appointed, the Trustees shall takg into
account the benefits of appointing a
person (who through residence,
occupation. employment or othenvisel
ha5 spe¢ial knowledge of the area of
benefil or who is lotherwisel able by
virtuè of thelr personal or professional
qualifications to make a conlribution to
thè pursuit of the objects or the
management ofthe charity. There must
be at least three Trustees.
Additional information loptionall
You may_ ch¢x)se lo include further statements where relevant about..
Policies and proceduies
adopled for Ihe induction
and training ol trustees
P¥a". 51
i The charity's organisalional
slru¢ture and any wider
nelwurk with which the
| charily works
Pr&a 1.51
Rélationship wilh any related
parties
Pwal51
Oiher
Rèference and Administrative details
Chaiil
name
Other name the charil
s¢s
Re
islered chari
number
John Collin
s Edu￿1￿￿31 Trust
287474

Charsly's prinripal address
11 Church Road. Tunbrklge Wells TNI 1JA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee
oiri¢o lil any)
Oai¢¥ J¢lod 11 not foTw*ole
oar
Namo r*f Person lor brptlyl Bntilled
toa
oint tnjsleo
if a
Current Trustees
Currenl Trustees
Current Trustees
Current Trustees
Anthony Herman
Calherine Spoor
Paul Re8der
Trustee
Trustee
0110912024- 0810512025
Ttvstee
Howard Ed9af
Thomas
Trustae
0110912024 - opJosr2025
Kevin Peter
O'Riordan
William Moof8
Tristan Price
TrLTrStee
Currenl Trustees
Trustee
Current Trusloos
Current Trustees
Trustee
io
12
13
14
15
ortwasa
cOr￿rate InJslees- names of the direclors at the dale the w_ ￿￿Ved
Diroctor nam•
Name of IrLFslee5 holding lille lo property belonging lo Ihe tharity
ODtss acted rfnot forwholÈ
ea

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Descriplion ol Ihe assets
held In this capaaly
Name and objects ol the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charily s 0tr4.ects
Details of arrangements for
sale custody and
se9Tegation of such assets
from the charity's oivn
assets
Addltional information (optional)
Name5 and addresses of advisers (Optional inlom)ationl
Type of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of chlef executive or names of senior SL￿ membaTS (Optional Infomatlonl
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-dlsd0su￿ of key personnel detals
Other optional inforniation

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved tht trustees. report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signaturelsl
Full namels) iAnthony Herman
Posltlon {eg Secretary, Trustee
Chair, etcl
Paul Reader
Tfustee
Date