Registered charity · Stamford
The Garford Educational Foundation
The Garford Educational Foundation is a registered charity (number 309825) based in Stamford, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Stephen Forster since 2017. Latest income £48k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £48k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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
- Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire
- Registered
- 1962
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£48k£28k
- 2024£49k£37k
- 2023£75k£140k
Earlier years
- 2022£27k£27k
- 2021£21k£18k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY: A. PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION; ANDB. ASSISTING BENEFICIARIES IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO PURSUE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO AFFORD BY AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS. THE TRUSTEES MUST GIVE A PREFERENCE TO BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS.
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Stephen Forster Chair since 2017
- Alister Keith Leach since 2011
- Debbie Asher since 2017
- Lady Susan Hunt
Trustees past 6 years
- Stephen Forster Chair since 2017
- Alister Keith Leach since 2011
- Debbie Asher since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
- Alister Keith Leach since 2011
Portfolio (3)
- Stephen Forster Chair since 2017
- Debbie Asher since 2017
- Lady Susan Hunt
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 309825
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEMES OF 26 JUNE 1914 AND 25 AUG. 1967AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 13 FEB 2023
- Contact on the register
- 01780762156
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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