CLARKE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Trustees Annual Report and Accounts Year Ended December 2025 Charity Number 307308 Clarke's Educatlon Foundation provides educational grants to schools, youth organisatlons and individual residents of the parishes of Wokefield and Straffield Mortimer in West Berkshlre and Mortimer West End in Hampshire. The princlpal recipients of grants are university students who are supported throughout their flrst three years. Grants are also made available for educational purposes to.. local schools to cover Items not available from the Local Education Authority,. other organisations such as Scouts and Guides: mature Students; apprentices and for vocational training. The charity owns part of the land and buildings comprising Mortimer St Mary's School, the School Cottage, the School House and its garden. Rental of the School House is the charity's principal source of income. Under the charity's charter the remaining bulldings are made available to the local educatlon authorlty at no charge for as long as they are commltted to educational purposes. As well as income from renting the School House to tenants, the charity received modest Investment Interest and, In 2025, a substantial grant from Stratfield Mortlmer Relief In Need Charity. Demand for university grants eased somewhat from 2024's record. Clarkes supported 33 (44 In 2024) university students wlth bursarles amounting to £23,775 (£34.708 In 2024) thanks in a large part to the efforts of Trustee Mollie Lock and Clerk to the Trustees Valerie Hudson for whose efforts, many thanks, A further 8 eligible applications worth £5.500 were not received before year end and wlll feature in 2026's expenditure. The charity made a further £2,099 (£2.377 in 2024) worth of grants to a varlety of education related projects Includlng: books for school leavers and travel for educatlon. The charlty has funds invested In two Charlties Officlal Investment Funds (COIF). At the year-end: After a turbulent year of gains and losses the COIF Investment Fund recovered from a wlthin year low of c £59,000 to finish the year worth £61,765 (£64,870 in 2024). the COIF Deposit Fund stood at £788 (£756 in 2024). the year end current account balance was £18,301 (£12,509 in 2024) givlng total combined funds of £80,854 {£78,135 In 2024) R. Edwards Chair of Trustees 28th April 2026 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WAIES CLARKE EDUCATK)NAL FOUNDATION 307308 Receipts and pa ments accounts CC16a For th• pedod 011011202S 3111212025 To Section A Receipts and payments Unr•¥trlcted funds R•strlct•d lunds Endo*m•nt funds Totsl funds Last year t• lh• T￿¥1¢ toll* rn¥••te to th• n••r••t£ th• n•*rn•t£ A1 R•e•l R• DDnalions vidonds & Ini•r•$i Tr8llsfer from t*posil Acc￿1 IQ190 1&ts)0 18.198 15,OOQ 15,540 14,020 1,900 000 Sub tot•l(Gmss in¢ome f ARJ A2 Aa8•t and lN￿tM•nt ul••. 31044 36.410 Sub total Total r•c•lpts 33.044 33.IM4 30.480 A3Pa nt• 175 2J,71S 17S 23,ris 175 J4,70• 2,377 717 12,91 Grnntj Insura￿9 MainlenJrtt Sund HDnornnum Sub total 27,218 $1,47S A4 A•s•t and Inw•trn•nt urcha8•s, tabl• Sub lo¢•1 27218 27.211 51,475 Nei ol rec￿pt$/{PJyM•nts} A5 Transf•r• l)•tw••n funds A6 Ca*h fund8 last ￿•r •nd Cash funds thls ye•r end 5,825 15,015 13.264 19,089 13.264 19.089 27,524 12.509 CCXX R1 acojunts ISSI 2710412026 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unr••trict•d funds R•strlct•d lund$ End¢)wm•nt fvnds ItO4..r',e to n•ar4•1£ B1 C￿h funds Lk)>th AJC 14301 IT FvrfP) Tot•1 ￿5h fimds 19,089 Endtywm•nt funds lo n•ar•st£ 61,705 fvnd# funds Detail$ COIF knw¥¢nwi Fths FuThJ lo *thlth O•tails CuTh•nt v•1 Curr•rrt v•lu• Derails ••W b•1 84 As¥•ts r•taln•d lor th• chartty's own u•• Fwid ¢¢ whleh M*b du• on•1 Detai15 B5 Ll•bllltl•s S￿an￿1 by one or trustees ¢ behalf of all Ihe trustees Date of roval Swjnalure Prinl Name R. EDWARDS. Chalr of Trustoes Fl J. THOIIPSON. HorKKaryTrnW￿r•r CCXX R2 accqnts ISSI 2710412026 ## **Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts** |Report to the officers/members of
For the accounts
Prepared|**Clarke Educational Foundation**
**Registered Charity no. 307308**
1 Oaktree Cottage, Goring Lane, Grazeley Green, Reading RG7 1NA
For the year to**31st December 2025**
29thApril 2026| |---|---| |Respective responsibilities of
officers and examiner|The officers of the group are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts. The officers consider that an audit is not required and that an
independent examination is needed.| ||It is my responsibility to:
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Examine the accounts and to
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State whether any particular matters have come to myattention| |Basis of Independent examiner’s
statement|My examination was carried out in accordance with general directions as
given by the Charity Commission.
An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the
club and a comparison of the accounts prepared with those records.
It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the
accounts and seeking explanations from the officers concerning such
matters.
The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be
required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether
the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view, and the report is limited to
those matters set out in the statement below.| |Independent examiner’s statement|In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
1) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material
respect, the requirements below have not been met:
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To keep proper and accurate accounting records
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To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and
comply with statutory accounting requirements or
2) To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order for a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.| |Signed|| |Name|Sue Jackson FCCA
Working Numbers Limited| |Relevantprofessionalqualification|ACCA(Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)| 1/2 Working Numbers Limited, Chartered Certified Accountants, Registered Office: 12 St Mary’s Road, Mortimer Common, Reading RG7 3UE, UK Company Registration no: 07652174 Director: S M Jackson, FCCA, CTA ## **Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts (continued)** |Independent examiner’s
disclosures|None| |---|---| |Independent examiner’s notes|Accounts are prepared on a receipts and expenditure basis| |Recommendations|| 2/2 Working Numbers Limited, Chartered Certified Accountants, Registered Office: 12 St Mary’s Road, Mortimer Common, Reading RG7 3UE, UK Company Registration no: 07652174 Director: S M Jackson, FCCA, CTA