POWELL’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 311701)
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
POWELL’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
| INDEX Annual Report of the Trustees Independent Examiners Report Receipts and Payments Account Statement of Assets and Liabilities Notes to the Financial Statements |
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(Registered Charity Number 311701)
POWELL’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
The Trustees submit their report and financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2025.
History, objectives and activities of the Charity
The principal activity of the Charity is to provide financial assistance to the School of the Foundation, Powell’s School, and also to Deer Park and Kingshill Schools. The Charity may also provide financial assistance to promote the education (including social and physical training) of persons under the age of 25 years who are in need of financial assistance, who are either pupils or former pupils of the aforesaid Schools or who are resident in Cirencester. In practice grants to individual persons are made by either of the associated Charities, John Edmonds Charity or Sir Thomas Rowe Charity, to which reference is made in Note 11 of the Accounts on page 12.
It is believed that the Charity was established in about 1722; it is now regulated by a Scheme dated 6th June 1994; the Charity is a registered Charity (number 311701).
Management and governance arrangements
The body of Trustees shall consist, when complete, of 9 competent persons being 7 nominated Trustees and 2 co-optative Trustees. One nominated Trustee is appointed by the Bishop of Gloucester for the time being; two nominative Trustees are appointed by the Governors for the time being of Powell’s School; two nominative Trustees are appointed by the Governors for the time being of Deer Park School and two nominative Trustees are appointed by the Governors for the time being of Kingshill School. In the case of the nominative Trustees, the person appointed may be, but need not be, a member of the appointing body. The co-optative Trustees are appointed for a term of 5 years by a resolution of the Trustees passed at a special meeting of which not less than 21 day’s notice has been given. Co-optative Trustees are selected with a view to the nature of their skills and experience so as to achieve a balance of relevant skills amongst the body of Trustees as a whole. The Chair of Trustees (with the assistance of the Clerk, a qualified solicitor) is responsible for the induction of new Trustees, which involves awareness of Trustees’ responsibilities, the governing document, administrative procedures, the history and philosophical approach of the Charity. The Trustees usually have 3 meetings each year.
The Trustees who served during the year were: -
Reverend Canon G E Morris Mrs S Gardiner Mr E Jamieson Mr A R Johnson Mr M Ezewudo (appointed January 2025) Mr A J P Phillips Mrs C L Putney Mr J Poulton (appointed September 2024) Ms C Minnett (resigned December 2024)
The Trustees annually review the risks that the Charity faces.
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POWELL’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (CONTINUED)
Achievements and performance of the Trust and grant making policy
With the assistance of the nominated Trustees, the Trust liaises closely with the Governors and Head Teacher of each of the three Schools supported by the Trust and maintains suitable dialogue to provide financial assistance to each of the Schools with periodic projects, as evidenced by the grants distributed from time to time. The Trust maintains particularly close links with Powell’s School, as the School of the Charity, and pays regard to arrangements in respect of property belonging to the Trust occupied by Powell’s School.
As indicated in the Accounts, the Charity pays an “Education Enhancement Grant” to each of the three Schools each year calculated, broadly, on a per capita basis.
Further grants were paid to all three schools: Deer Park School £48,719 for equipment used in the Arts Faculty. Powell’s School £40,000 for playground equipment. Kingshill School £30,000 to enhance the facilities in the library.
Financial Review, Investment Policy and Reserves Policy
Net payments for the year were £114,292 before the sale of investments (2024 – net receipts £7,663) and are shown in detail in the Receipts & Payments Account.
The Trustees’ investment objective is to provide the best financial return in terms of income and capital growth for the Charity, having regard to the risks involved. The Trustees have determined that the appropriate level of risk is medium risk.
It is the Policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the Charity, at a level which provides sufficient funds to cover anticipated property expenses, anticipated grants and managerial and administration costs. The adequacy of the Reserves Policy is reviewed annually.
Public Benefit
In planning the Charity’s activities for the year, the Trustees kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at their meetings.
Future Plans
The Trustees intend to continue providing grants in a similar way to the recent past, continuing the emphasis on the three Schools, but retaining flexibility as to the timing and scale of the grant making.
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POWELL’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (CONTINUED)
Trustees, professional advisers and correspondence address
| Trustees as at 31st March 2025: | Mrs S Gardiner | Reverend Canon G E Morris |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs E Jamieson | Mr A J P Phillips | |
| Mr A R Johnson | Mrs C L Putney | |
| Mr M Ezewudo | Mr J Poulton | |
| Clerk to the Trustees: | Mr M Scott | |
| Assistant Clerk to | ||
| the Trustees: | Mrs S J Webb | |
| Independent Examiner: | Miss Ruth Herbert | |
| Wenn Townsend | ||
| Watermoor Point | ||
| Watermoor Road | ||
| Cirencester | ||
| Gloucestershire | ||
| GL7 1LF | ||
| Bankers: | Lloyds Bank plc | |
| 14 Castle Street | ||
| Cirencester | ||
| Gloucestershire | ||
| GL7 1QJ | ||
| Solicitors: | Sewell Mullings Logie | |
| 7 Dollar Street | ||
| Cirencester | ||
| Gloucestershire | ||
| GL7 2AS | ||
| Correspondence | ||
| Address: | 7 Dollar Street | |
| Cirencester | ||
| Gloucestershire | ||
| GL7 2AS |
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POWELL’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (CONTINUED)
Statement of Trustees responsibilities
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the income and expenditure of the Charity for that period.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
……………………………… M Scott – Clerk to the Trustees On behalf of the Trustees
Dated: 16th January 2026
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POWELL’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF POWELL’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
I report to the Charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31st March 2025 which are set out on pages 6 to 12.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the Charity’s Trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act;
or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Name:
Miss Ruth Herbert FCCA
Relevant Professional qualification or body: Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants
Address: Wenn Townsend Watermoor Point Watermoor Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1LF
Date: 26th January 2026
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POWELL’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
| Receipts Rent Received Investment Income Donation – John Jones Charity Investment Sales Total Receipts Payments Cost of Generating Funds Charitable Activities: Grants Paid Governance Costs Investment Purchases Total Expenditure Net Receipts/(Payments) for the year Cash Funds brought forward Cash Funds |
Note 1 2 3 |
Unrestricted Funds 100 80,196 - ───── 80,296 - ───── 80,296 ───── - 144,269 50,392 ───── 194,661 324,535 ───── 519,196 ───── (438,900) 718,107 ───── £279,207 ═════ |
Restricted Funds - 621 - ───── 621 - ───── 621 ───── - 540 8 ───── 548 - ───── 548 ───── 73 27,531 ───── £27,604 ═════ |
Endowment Total Fund 2025 2024 - 100 55 - 80,817 75,296 - - - ───── ───── ───── - 80,917 75,351 - - 850,772 ───── ───── ───── - 80,917 926,123 ───── ───── ───── - - 9,691 - 144,809 37,351 - 50,400 20,646 ───── ───── ───── - 195,209 67,688 462,020 786,555 - ───── ───── ───── 462,020 981,764 67,688 ───── ───── ───── (462,020) (900,847) 858,435 462,020 1,207,658 349,223 ───── ───── ───── £- £306,811 £1,207,658 ═════ ═════ ═════ |
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POWELL’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 31ST MARCH 2025
| Fixed Assets Freehold Land Investments: COIF Income Shares Black Rock Charities M & G Charifund Current Assets Debtors Cash Funds Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Net Current Assets Net Assets |
Note 4 5 6 7 8 9 |
Unrestricted Funds 36,499 551,839 - - ─────── 588,338 ─────── - 279,207 ─────── 279,207 7,060 ─────── 272,147 ─────── £ 860,485 ═══════ |
Restricted Funds - 21,777 - - ─────── 21,777 ─────── - 27,604 ─────── 27,604 - ─────── 27,604 ─────── £ 49,381 ═══════ |
Endowment Total Fund 2025 2024 - 36,499 36,499 2,352,874 2,926,490 2,309,310 136,714 136,714 131,459 78,031 78,031 74,833 ─────── 2,567,619 ─────── ─────── 3,177,734 ─────── ─────── 2,555,101 ─────── - - 8,678 - 306,811 1,207,658 ─────── ─────── ─────── - 306,811 1,216,336 - ─────── 7,060 ─────── 13,994 ─────── - ─────── 299,751 ─────── 1,202,342 ─────── £ 2,567,619 ═══════ £ 3,477,485 ═══════ £3,754,443 ═══════ |
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| ── ── ── ── ── £ ══ |
These financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 16th January 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
…………………………………………Mrs C L Putney - Chairman
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POWELL’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
| 1. | Costs of Generating Funds | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| Brewin Dolphin investment manager fees | - | 9,691 | |
| ───── | ───── | ||
| £ - | £ 9,691 |
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| ═════ | ═════ | ||
| 2. | Grants- Paid | ||
| General Funds: | |||
| Deer Park School: | |||
| Educational Enhancement | 10,000 | 10,130 | |
| Arts Faculty | 48,719 | - | |
| ───── | ───── | ||
| 58,719 | 10,130 | ||
| ───── | ───── | ||
| Powell’s School: | |||
| Educational Enhancement | 6,000 | 9,040 | |
| Playground Repairs | 40,000 | - | |
| ───── | ───── | ||
| 46,000 | 9,040 | ||
| ───── | ───── | ||
| Kingshill School: | |||
| Educational Enhancement | 9,000 | 6,345 | |
| Capital Grant | - | 11,286 | |
| Library | 30,000 | - | |
| ───── | ───── | ||
| 39,000 | 17,631 | ||
| ───── | ───── | ||
| Other Grants: | |||
| Cirencester College – Prize Award | 550 | 550 | |
| ───── | ───── | ||
| Restricted Funds: | |||
| Frank Miles Memorial Prize (Deer Park and Kingshill) | 180 | - | |
| Robert Ellett Memorial Prize (Deer Park and Kingshill) | 180 | - | |
| George and Florence May Lait Memorial Prize | - | - | |
| 1457 Prize Fund (Cirencester College) |
- | - | |
| Cirencester Grammar School Memorial Trust – Annual Student Awards | 180 | - | |
| (Cirencester College) | ───── | ───── | |
| 540 | - |
||
| ───── | ───── | ||
| Total Grants Paid | £ 144,809 | £ 37,351 | |
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POWELL’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
3. Governance Costs
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Clerk’s Fees | 24,552 | 14,957 |
| Accountancy Charges | 3,050 | 2,900 |
| Independent Examiners Fees | 730 | 700 |
| Insurance | 284 | 284 |
| Bank charges | 8 | - |
| Repairs | 21,776 | 1,805 |
| ───── | ───── | |
| £ 50,400 | £ 20,646 | |
| ═════ | ═════ |
4. Fixed Assets: Freehold Land
Cost:
At 1st April 2024 and at 31st March 2025 £ 36,499 ═════
The original cost of the Charity’s freehold land and buildings at Powell’s School is unknown. These are used by the School, which is the original school of the Charity.
The financial statements include freehold land acquired in August 1993 and also the field lying to the South of Barton Lane, adjacent to the playing field at Powell’s School, which was acquired from Gloucestershire County Council in March 2013.
5. Fixed Assets: Investments
Charities Official Investment Fund - Income Shares
| Charities Official Investment Fund - Income Shares | |
|---|---|
| Market | |
| Value | |
| As at 1st April 2024 | 2,309,310 |
| Additions at cost | 786,555 |
| Unrealised Gain/(Loss) on Investments | (169,375) |
| Realised Gain/(Loss) on Disposals | - |
| ─────── | |
| At 31st March 2025 | £ 2,926,490 |
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The cost of the investments as at 31st March 2025 was £926,418 (2024 - £139,863).
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POWELL’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
5. Continued
| Market | |
|---|---|
| Value | |
| Black Rock Charities UK Equity Fund A Income | |
| As at 1st April 2024 | 131,459 |
| Unrealised Gain/(Loss) during the year | 5,255 |
| ───── | |
| At 31st March 2025 | £ 136,714 |
| ═════ | |
| The cost of these investments as at 31st March 2025 was £120,000 (2024 - £120,000). | |
| Market | |
| Value | |
| M & G Fund | |
| As at 1st April 2024 | 74,833 |
| Unrealised Gain/(Loss) during the year | 3,198 |
| ───── | |
| At 31st March 2025 | £ 78,031 |
| ═════ | |
| The cost of these investments as at 31st March 2025 was £80,000 (2024 - £80,000). |
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POWELL’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
| 6. 7. 8. |
20252024 Debtors Donation Receivable – John Jones Charity - - Black Rock Dividends - 8,678 ───── ───── £ - £ 8,678 ═════ ═════ Cash Funds 2025 2024 Lloyds Bank £ 306,811 £ 1,207,658 ═════ ═════ Creditors 2025 2024 Accountancy Fees 4,250 3,780 Clerk’s Fees 2,810 10,214 ───── ───── £ 7,060 £ 13,994 ═════ ═════ |
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POWELL’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
9. Funds
| At 1st April Surplus (Deficit) for 2024 the Year Unrestricted Funds: General Reserve 1,014,438 ─────── (153,953) ─────── Restricted Funds: Frank Miles Memorial Prize Fund 7,302 (294) Robert Ellett Memorial Prize Fund 7,125 (301) George and Florence May Lait- Memorial Prize Fund 15,230 (217) 1457 Prize Fund 16,530 - Cirencester Grammar School Memorial Trust 4,186 ─────── (180) ─────── Total restricted funds 50,373 ═══════ (992) ═══════ Endowment Fund 2,689,632 ─────── (122,013) ─────── Total Funds£3,754,443 ═══════ £(267,958) ═══════ |
At 31st March Transfers 2025 - ─────── 860,485 ─────── - 7,008 - 6,824 - 15,013 - 16,530 - ─────── 4,006 ─────── - ═══════ 49,381 ═══════ - ─────── 2,567,619 ─────── £ - ═══════ £3,477,485 ═══════ |
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10. Employees and Trustees
- a) There were no remunerated employees.
b) No Trustees or any person connection with them received or is due to receive any remuneration or expenses for the year directly or indirectly from the Charity’s funds.
11. Connected Charities and Transactions
The Charity has the same Trustees as those for the John Edmonds Charity and the Sir Thomas Rowe Charity.
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