The Bledisloe New Zealand and Overseas Memorial Trust.

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Finances

£2,403 latest income

What it does

Charitable objects

(1) THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO ASSIST (BY WAY OF GRANTS) BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL NEED AND WHO WISH TO EMIGRATE, OR ARE CONSIDERING EMIGRATING, TO NEW ZEALAND OR OVERSEAS BUT WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO AFFORD TO VISIT OR MOVE TO THOSE COUNTRIES.(2) IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY CANNOT BE USED TOWARDS THE OBJECT SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE (1) ABOVE, THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY IT IN PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES AND MAINTENANCE GRANTS TO BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE:(A) UNDER THE AGE OF 25;(B) IN NEED; AND(C) EITHER:(I) ATTENDING, OR INTEND TO ATTEND, A RECOGNISED EDUCATIONAL OR VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN NEWZEALAND OR OVERSEAS FOR AN APPROVED COURSE OF STUDY; OR(II) UNDERTAKING, OR INTEND TO UNDERTAKE, ORGANISED WORK EXPERIENCE IN NEW ZEALAND OROVERSEAS OF A KIND RELEVANT TO THEIR INTENDED CAREER.(III) THE EDUCATIONAL OR WORK EXPERIENCE IN ITEMS (I) AND (II) SHALL BE INTENDED TO PROVIDE A LASTING LIFE CHANGING OR LIFE ENHANCING EXPERIENCE(3) IN APPLYING THE INCOME THE TRUSTEES MAY TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE WISHES OF THE ORIGINAL FOUNDER THAT THE PERSONS HELPED SHOULD BE OF GOOD CHARACTER AND REPUTE AND MAY GIVE REFERENCE TO APPLICATIONS FROM PERSONS RESIDENT OR FORMERLY RESIDENT IN THE PARISHES OF LYDNEY OR AYLBURTON.ALL APPLICATIONS SHALL BE IN WRITTEN FORM EITHER HAND OR BY ELECTRONIC MEANS.

Governing document: SCHEME DATED 14/04/1999AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 11/04/2013 AS AMENDED ON 13 APR 2022AS AMENDED ON 19 AUG 2022

Trustees (8)

• Elizabeth DAY since 2012
• Gill Moir since 2024
• Head OR Representative, Senior School, Lydney since 2013
• Keith Davis since 2010
• Lord Bledisloe
• Maurice George Bloomfield
• MR JON Mills JP
• Rachel Dare since 2015

Connected charities (3)

• Friends of Lydney Hospital 1 shared trustee
• The Clara Watts Lydney Church Trust 1 shared trustee
• The Methodist Circuit of Gloucestershire 1 shared trustee