# THE WHITGIFT FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 312612
- **Other names:** WHITGIFT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, John Whitgift Foundation
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 16, 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=312612


## Contact

- **Address:** WHITGIFT FOUNDATION, NORTH END, CROYDON
- **Postcode:** CR9 1SS
- **Phone:** 02086808499
- **Email:** enquiries@johnwhitgiftfoundation.org
- **Website:** www.johnwhitgiftfoundation.org



## Activities

**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.

**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.

**Area of benefit:** ANCIENT PARISHES OF CROYDON AND LAMBETH AND LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON. COUNTY OF KENT.




## 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



## Areas of operation

- Croydon
- Kent
- Surrey



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £77517987 | £89605248 | £206983903 | 777 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £78919524 | £83140294 | £203462010 | 757 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £64757665 | £76227460 | £214420454 | 749 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £63475551 | £71652291 | £234229699 | 877 |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £67747754 | £71513079 | £221861253 | 891 |



## Trustees

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