Ruth First Educational Trust
Registered charity 1019975 Registered since 1993
Operates: Durham
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- Professor Michael Thompson Chair
- Francis William Pritchard since 2017
- Helen Charnley since 2023
- Lotte Shankland
- Prof Cheryl Mcewan
- Prof Patrick Dorey since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Francis William Pritchard since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Helen Charnley since 2023
- Lotte Shankland
- Prof Cheryl Mcewan
- Prof Patrick Dorey since 2024
Portfolio (2)
- Professor Michael Thompson Chair
- Francis William Pritchard since 2017
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland 1 shared trustee
- The City of Durham Trust 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Jonathan Levene Music Scholarship Similar size; both Education
- 33RD Lancaster Scout Group Similar size; both Education
- Friends of Meath Green Junior School Similar size; both Education
- Friends of Denmead Junior School Parent Teachers Association Similar size; both Education
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | ruthfirsttrust.webspace.durham.ac.uk/ |
| ruthfirst.trust@durham.ac.uk | |
| Phone | 01913847583 |
| Address | 28 GEOFFREY AVENUE, DURHAM, DH1 4PF |
Finances
£17,646 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £14,212 | £0 |
| 2022 | £4,839 | £4,966 |
| 2023 | £9,528 | £19,613 |
| 2024 | £9,568 | £11,837 |
| 2025 | £17,646 | £7,893 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingWho
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsCharitable objects
THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN STUDENTS IN NEED BY ENABLING THEM AND STAFF FROM THEIR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO PURSUE EDUCATIONAL AND/OR TRAINING COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM AND /OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN NORTH EAST ENGLAND
Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 30 MARCH 1993
Trustees (6)
- Professor Michael Thompson Chair
- Francis William Pritchard since 2017
- Helen Charnley since 2023
- Lotte Shankland
- Prof Cheryl Mcewan
- Prof Patrick Dorey since 2024
Connected charities (2)
- Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland 1 shared trustee
- The City of Durham Trust 1 shared trustee
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