The Bernard Thorpe Educational Foundation
Registered charity 527893 Registered since 1973
Operates: Leicestershire
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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.
4 trustees on the board
- David Norman Bridges Chair
- Alison Riggall since 2024
- Ann-Marie Elizabeth Donaldson since 2020
- Councillor Jane Lennie Cllr since 2023
- Helen Butler since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- David Norman Bridges Chair
- Ann-Marie Elizabeth Donaldson since 2020
- Helen Butler since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Councillor Jane Lennie Cllr since 2023
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.
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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
- Shepshed Foodbank 1 shared trustee
- The Clarke and Somerville Foundation 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Juniper Hill PTA Similar size; both Education
- Friends of OLD Basing Schools Similar size; both Education
- The Friends of Langley Park School for Boys Similar size; both Education
- The Rickmansworth School Foundation Similar size; both Education
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| CHARLES.L.EASTLAKE@GMAIL.COM | |
| Phone | 07508537326 |
| Address | 12 Church Street, Shepshed, LOUGHBOROUGH, Leicestershire, LE12 9RH |
Finances
£37,946 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £3,901 | £4,549 |
| 2022 | £2,626 | £2,464 |
| 2023 | £2,640 | £2,905 |
| 2024 | £2,600 | £3,110 |
| 2025 | £37,946 | £37,743 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingWho
Children/young PeopleHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA 1. BY THE PROVISION FOR SHEPSHED COUNTY SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY CENTRE OR EVENING INSTITUTE ATTACHED TO IT OF APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE, WORKS OR ART, BUILDINGS AND AMENITIES OTHER THAN THOSE NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY. 2. FOR OR TOWARDS THE PROVISION OF LECTURES, RECITALS, DEBATES, CONCERTS, ENTERTAINMENTS, EXHIBITIONS, BALLETS, THEATRICAL AND DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES OR FILMS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA AND IN PAYING THE FEES AND EXPENSES THERETO, BUT IN EVERY CASE AVOIDING THE INTRODUCTION OF PARTY POLITICS. 3. FOR GIVING ASSISTANCE (OTHERWISE THAN SUCH AS MAY BE GIVEN BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY) TO INDIVIDUAL PUPILS OR GROUPS OF PUPILS AND MEMBERS OF STAFF OF THE SAID SCHOOL AND MEMBERS AND LEADERS OF RECOGNISED YUTH GROUPS IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA (SO FAR AS ANY SUCH PERSONS ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) FOR GOING ON SUCH EXPEDITIONS AT HOME OR ABROAD AS MAY ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE RESEARCH OR STUDY OR BY MEANS OF SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING AND ENDURANCE TO ACQUIRE CULTIVATE OR DEVELOP SUCH QUALITIES OR CHARACTER AS MAY BETTER EQUIP THEM FOR WORK. 4. FOR AND TOWARDS ANY PURPOSE HAVING IN VIEW (OTHERWISE THAN BY DIRECT RELIEF OF RATES) SUCH SOCIAL CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN SHEPSHED - NEIGHBOURHOOD AS MAY FURTHER EDUC RESIDENTS THEREIN. 5. TOWARDS OTHER PURPOSE COMPREHENDED IN PARAMOUNT PURPOSE OF THIS TRUST.
Governing document: WILL PROVED 7TH DECEMBER 1951 as amended on 10 Mar 2026
Trustees (5)
- David Norman Bridges Chair
- Alison Riggall since 2024
- Ann-Marie Elizabeth Donaldson since 2020
- Councillor Jane Lennie Cllr since 2023
- Helen Butler since 2025
Connected charities (2)
- The Clarke and Somerville Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Shepshed Foodbank 1 shared trustee
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