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Kentish's Educational Foundation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
313098
Status
Registered
Registered
April 7, 1965
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
7 NUNNERY STABLES
ST. ALBANS
AL1 2AS

Contact

Phone
01727856626

Activities

This 300 year old charity makes grants to young people of secondary school age and normally up to first degree level for expenses arising from education. Some priority is given to needy young people with the family name Kentish. Otherwise, applicants need to be permanently resident in Hertfordshire or Bedfordshire.

Objects: (A) The Award To Beneficiaries Of Grants Towards Costs Arising From Education At Any Secondary School, University, Further Education College Or Other Educational Establishment Approved For The Purpose By The Trustees For The Purpose Of Enabling Beneficiaries To Study Music Or Other Arts Or To Undertake Travel In Furtherance Of Their Education(b) The Grant To Beneficiaries Of Financial Assistance, Outfits, Clothing, Tools, Instruments Or Books To Help Them On Leaving Secondary School, University Or Other Educational Establishment To Prepare For, Or To Enter, A Profession, Trade Or Calling;(c) The Advancement Of The Education Of Beneficiaries In Such Other Ways As The Trustees May From Time To Time Determine.(2) In This Clause "Beneficiaries" Means Boys, Girls And Young Persons, In Particular But Not Exclusively Resident In The Counties Of Hertfordshire And Bedfordshire, Who In The Opinion Of The Trustees, Are In Need Of Financial Assistance And, Subject As In Sub-Clause (3) Below Provided, A Preference Shall Be Given - First, To Boys, Girls And Young Persons With The Family Name Kentish; And Secondly, To Boys, Girls And Young Persons Who Are Of Kin To The Founder, The Said Thomas Kentish.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals
What
Education/training
Who
Children/young People

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Accounts
March 31, 2025 £36,834 £22,992 PDF
March 31, 2024 £35,318 £14,098 PDF
March 31, 2023 £32,935 £16,128 PDF
March 31, 2022 £31,421 £16,290 PDF
March 31, 2021 £29,672 £25,365 PDF

Trustees

Name Appointed
Mr Will Dickinson (Chair) Nov. 9, 2013
Alison Steer Nov. 9, 2005
David Jonathan Rose Feb. 16, 2019
Lynda Lees Nov. 12, 2022
Michael Highstead Nov. 9, 2013
Paul Barnes Nov. 7, 2015
Rev Sherine Victoria Angus Oct. 1, 2025