# THE FOUNDATION OF SAINT MATTHIAS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 311696
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 26, 1965
- **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=311696


## Contact

- **Address:** FIRST FLOOR, HILLSIDE HOUSE, 1500 PARKWAY NORTH, NEWBRICK ROAD, STOKE GIFFORD
- **Postcode:** BRISTOL
- **Phone:** 01179060100
- **Email:** stmatthiastrust@bristoldiocese.org
- **Website:** stmatthiastrust.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** The object of the charity is the advancement of education in the area of benefit with a preference for higher or further education; such education contributing to the advancement of the mission and ministry of the Church of England, in particular through the following means: (1) the education and training of persons who are, or intend to become, engaged in social welfare work as social workers, community workers, youth workers, teachers, supervisors of pre-school groups or otherwise; (2) the education and training of persons intending to become ministers of the Church of England or of a church in communion therewith; (3) in providing such special benefits of any kind not normally provided by the Local Education Authorities or from central government funds in schools or academies (within the meaning of the Education Acts) in which religious instruction in accordance with the principles of the Church of England is given, in the Dioceses of Bath and Wells, Bristol or Gloucester as may from  time to time be agreed between the trustees and the Governors of the school concerned; (4) in providing, or assisting in the provision of, a chaplaincy for students of establishments of higher or further education by paying, or assisting in the payment of, the stipend of one or more priests of the Church of England or otherwise; (5) in assisting colleges established for charitable purposes only at which provision is made for the training of teachers; and (6) in making grants to persons in need of financial assistance to enable them to attend an establishment of higher or further education, to travel in furtherance of their education, to study music or other arts or, on leaving any educational establishment, to prepare for, or to enter a profession, trade or calling.

**Activities:** The Foundation's primary object is the advancement of education in the area of benefit, in particular the Dioceses of Bath & Wells, Bristol and Gloucester but extending to the whole of the United Kingdom, with a preference for higher or further education; such education contributing to the advancement of the Church of England.

**Area of benefit:** BRISTOL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £241225 | £367363 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £241554 | £391538 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £242249 | £359774 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £222429 | £320843 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £233849 | £336798 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Bishop Neil Warwick** (Chair) — appointed April 17, 2024
- Anna Maria Olszewska — appointed Feb. 9, 2026
- BERYL ELIZABETH GLEICH — appointed Jan. 1, 2016
- Dr Taido Chino — appointed March 26, 2026
- EDWARD GREGORY — appointed Oct. 23, 2018
- Jane Borgeaud — appointed Nov. 22, 2023
- Karen Czapiewski — appointed April 9, 2025
- Liz Townend — appointed Feb. 16, 2019
- MAUREEN ELIZABETH LOMAS — appointed Nov. 5, 2014
- Pamela Cosh — appointed April 17, 2024
- Rev ANTHONY DAVID EVERITT — appointed Jan. 1, 2016
- Rev Leonard Browne — appointed Nov. 20, 2024
- Rev Noel Hector — appointed Aug. 1, 2025
- Rev Sharon Roberts — appointed April 17, 2024
- Richard Wheeler — appointed April 9, 2025
- Sarah Garlick — appointed March 26, 2026