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The Whitgift Foundation

Whitgift Educational Foundation, John Whitgift Foundation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
312612
Status
Registered
Registered
March 16, 1965
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Whitgift Foundation
North End
Croydon
CR9 1SS

Activities

The charity has two independent schools in the Croydon area. Fee assistance is provided to 300 pupils by way of a means tested bursaries scheme. The charity also runs two care homes and Almshouses providing nursing care, residential care and sheltered accommodation to the elderly in the region.

Objects: (1) The Objects Of The Charity Are, For The Public Benefit:(a) The Provision Of Homes, Services Or Facilities For Beneficiaries Including The Provision Of Information, Advice, Guidance, Assistance And At Home Care Services;(b) The Provision, Maintenance, Support And Conduct Of Day, Or Day And Boarding, Schools In The Ancient Parish Of Croydon And In The London Borough Of Croydon At Which In Accordance With The Provisions Of The Education Acts, Religious Instruction Consistent With The Doctrines Of The Church Of England Is Given;(c) The Advancement Of Education Of Pupils Or Former Pupils Of The Schools Of The Charity Who Are In Financial Need, Through The Provision Of Scholarships, Exhibitions, Bursaries, Maintenance Allowances Or Grants Tenable At Any School, University, College Of Education, Or Other Institution Of Further (Including Professional And Technical) Education Approved For The Purpose By The Trustee.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, Accommodation/housing, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Defined Groups

Geography

Area of benefit
Ancient Parishes Of Croydon And Lambeth And London Borough Of Croydon. County Of Kent.
Local Authority
Croydon, Kent, Surrey

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Aug. 31, 2024 £77,517,987 £89,605,248 £206,983,903 777
Aug. 31, 2023 £78,919,524 £83,140,294 £203,462,010 757
Aug. 31, 2022 £64,757,665 £76,227,460 £214,420,454 749
Aug. 31, 2021 £63,475,551 £71,652,291 £234,229,699 877
Aug. 31, 2020 £67,747,754 £71,513,079 £221,861,253 891

Trustees

Name Appointed
Asif Patel Aug. 3, 2017
Clare Ashley Feb. 23, 2024
David Seymour June 25, 2015
DR Anand Mehta June 29, 2017
Fiona Fletcher-Smith Jan. 31, 2025
Jeremy Beckwith Feb. 23, 2024
Juliet Katharine Lucy Jukes Sept. 9, 2025
Mark Long June 24, 2021
Michael Gascoigne June 25, 2024
Nicholas William John Edwards Dec. 5, 2019
Peter Cornforth Jan. 5, 2023
Rev Canon Dr Andrew Scott Bishop Sept. 4, 2018
The Right Revd Dr Rosemarie Mallett Dec. 8, 2022
Vivienne Dews Feb. 23, 2024
Warwick Jones Dec. 8, 2022

Linked charities

  • Whitgift For All (312612-1)