Registered charity · Manchester
Children's University Trust
- 8 trustees
- Income £248k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Carmen VelillaTrustee · since 2026
- Jonathan SpencerTrustee · since 2026
- Louise RichmondTrustee · since 2022
- Owen Walter DayTrustee · since 2024
- Stephanie Jayne WebsterTrustee · since 2024
- Sui Fang YeungTrustee · since 2026
- Tania Sultana Hardcastle-HillTrustee · since 2021
- Victoria Edith CharlesTrustee · since 2021
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.childrensuniversity.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Children's University Trust
- Registered
- 2007
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£248k£313k
- 2024£370k£367k
- 2023£362k£483k
Earlier years
- 2022£596k£523k
- 2021£287k£317k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 17%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3 OBJECTSTHE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:3.1 TO PROVIDE FOR THE EDUCATION, CARE AND RECREATION OF CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE BY MAKING FACILITIES, SUPPORT AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM, ESPECIALLY DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS;3.2 TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUCH FACILITIES, SUPPORT AND SERVICES;3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH EDUCATION, CARE AND RECREATION, INCLUDING PARENT CARERS AND MENTORS; AND 3.4 TO FURTHER ANY OTHER PURPOSES OR PURPOSES RECOGNISED BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AS CHARITABLE.
Grants received
8 grants · £715,951 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Westminster Foundation · £526,250 (2 grants)
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £119,901 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £60,000 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,800
- Nesta ·
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Carmen Velilla since 2026
- Jonathan Spencer since 2026
- Louise Richmond since 2022
- Owen Walter Day since 2024
- Stephanie Jayne Webster since 2024
- Sui Fang Yeung since 2026
- Tania Sultana Hardcastle-Hill since 2021
- Victoria Edith Charles since 2021
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Carmen Velilla since 2026
- Jonathan Spencer since 2026
- Louise Richmond since 2022
- Owen Walter Day since 2024
- Stephanie Jayne Webster since 2024
- Sui Fang Yeung since 2026
- Tania Sultana Hardcastle-Hill since 2021
- Victoria Edith Charles since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1118315
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 DECEMBER 2006.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 DEC 2016 as amended on 11 Oct 2019 as amended on 16 Sep 2022 as amended on 14 Feb 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 06018900 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01617101349 · contactus@childrensuniversity.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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