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Lady Bolles Foundation

Lady Bollie's Foundation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
529344
Status
Registered
Registered
Nov. 14, 1963
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
County Borough Of Wakefield

Address

Address
Wakefield Cathedral
The Westmoreland Centre
8-10 Westmorland Street
WAKEFIELD
West Yorkshire
WF1 1PJ

Contact

Phone
01924 373923
Email
[email protected]

Activities

To make grants to individuals no more than 24 years of age at the first grant (but with power to continue the grants to 26 years) resident within the area of Wakefield Metropolitan Council where such individuals need grants for the payment of certain fees, outfits, travelling or maintenance expenses for their advancement in life or to enable them to earn their living.

Objects: The Income Of The Foundation Shall Be Applied By The Trustees In Apprenticing Poor Children Resident In The County Borough Of Wakefield To Some Useful Trade Or Occupation :provided Always That If, In The Opinion Of The Trustees, The Said Income Cannot Usefully Be Applied In Apprenticing, The Trustees May Apply The Same, Or Any Part Thereof, In The Assistance Of Persons Resident In Said County Borough, Being At The Time Of The First Grant Not More That 24 Years Of Age (with Power To Continue The Grants To 26 Years Of Age Where A Grant Has Been Made To A Person Aged Not Over 24 Years At The Time Of First Application) Who Are In Need Of Financial Assistance And Are Preparing For, Entering Upon, Or Intend To Engage In, Any Trade, Profession, Occupation Or Service By Providing Them With Outfits, Or By The Payment Of Fees, Travelling Or Maintenance Expenses, Or By Other Means For Their Advancement In Life Or To Enable Them To Earn Their Own Living, As The Trustees Think Fit.

Classification

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

Areas of operation

Local Authority
City Of Wakefield

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £4,725 £4,725
Dec. 31, 2023 £7,722 £8,392
Dec. 31, 2022 £6,710 £6,840
Dec. 31, 2021 £7,274 £7,174
Dec. 31, 2020 £9,400 £8,710

Trustees

Name Appointed
The Very Revd Dr Philip Peter Hobday (Chair) Sept. 9, 2025
Geoffrey Townend
Sally Ann Clamp Nov. 7, 2018