Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
The Royal Grammar School Educational Trust
The Royal Grammar School Educational Trust is a registered charity (number 508285) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 7 trustees. Latest income £3.1m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as RGS Educational Trust (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £3.1m (2025)
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Who leads it
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
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City, Durham, Northumberland
- Website
- www.rgs.newcastle.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1979
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.1m£537k
- 2024£1.2m£1.3m
- 2023£654k£1.1m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.4m£922k
- 2021£1.1m£840k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION GENERALLY AND IN PRTICULAR AT THE (ROYAL GRAMMAR) SCHOOL OR THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE SCHOOL. THE FURTHERANCE OF THE EDUCATION OF OR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE OR INTEND OR DESIRE TO BECOME OR WHO HAVE BEEN (WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE DATE OF THE SAID DEED) PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL OR WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF OF HE SCHOOL. (SEE DEED OF TRUST FOR FURTHER DETAILS)
Grants received
4 grants · £34,500 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
- SHAREGIFT · £30,000
- Community Foundation North East · £4,500 (3 grants)
Most recent
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Alan Crawford Fletcher since 2021
- Geoffrey Edmund Stanford since 2020
- Joel Marks since 2019
- Jonathan Oliver Catto since 2025
- Mark Squires since 2017
- Nigel John Mcminn since 2020
- Sheena Ray since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Geoffrey Edmund Stanford since 2020
- Joel Marks since 2019
- Mark Squires since 2017
- Nigel John Mcminn since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Alan Crawford Fletcher since 2021
- Geoffrey Edmund Stanford since 2020
- Joel Marks since 2019
- Mark Squires since 2017
Portfolio (3)
- Jonathan Oliver Catto since 2025
- Nigel John Mcminn since 2020
- Sheena Ray since 2025
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
- 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
120.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 73.0 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 508285
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 9 NOVEMBER 1978 AS AMENDED ON 07 AUG 2025AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 09 FEB 2026
- Contact on the register
- 01912813940 · c.black@rgs.newcastle.sch.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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