Registered charity · Northumberland
Shaftoe Educational Foundation
- 9 trustees
- Income £233k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- John James DrydonChair
- Benedict Loftus BatesTrustee
- Doris WardleTrustee · since 2012
- Edward J BrownTrustee
- Esmond FaulksTrustee · since 2012
- Kelly RichardsonTrustee · since 2020
- Laura ANN GilhespyTrustee
- Paula Marie CollisTrustee
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- Richard HinesTrustee · since 2022
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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People on this board also serve on 2 other charities:
- Almshouse Charity of John Shaftoe · 9 shared trustees
- Shaftoe Charity · 3 shared trustees
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Northumberland
- Website
- www.shaftoecharities.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1985
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£233k£182k
- 2024£222k£171k
- 2023£213k£159k
Earlier years
- 2022£198k£196k
- 2021£196k£146k
Charitable objects
FIRST, TO PAY OUT OF THE YEARLY INCOME OF THE CHARITY THE SUM OF £220 AS PROVIDED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF 3 OCTOBER 1905 PAYABLE TO THE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF JOHN SHAFTOE THEN 1. IN MAKING AN ADDITIONAL YEARLY PAYMENT OF NOT LESS THAN £1,500 AND NOT MORE THAN ONE QUARTER OF THE CLEAR INCOME OF THE CHARITY TO THE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF JOHN SHAFTOE FOR APPLICATION FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THAT CHARITY. 2. IN PROVIDING FOR THE SCHOOL OR FOR ANY OTHER SCHOOL IN OR SUBSTANTIALLY SERVING THE PARISH OF HAYDON SUCH SPECIAL BENEFITS OF ANY KIND NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FROM TIME TO TIME AGREED BETWEEN THE GOVERNORS AND THE GOVERNORS OF THE SCHOOL CONCERNED. 3. IN OTHERSWISE PROMOTING THE EDUCATION, INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING OF PERSONS RESIDENT OR WHO HAVE A PARENT OF PARENTS RESIDENT IN THE SAID PARISH.
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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.
9 trustees on the board
- John James Drydon Chair
- Benedict Loftus Bates
- Doris Wardle since 2012
- Edward J Brown
- Esmond Faulks since 2012
- Kelly Richardson since 2020
- Laura ANN Gilhespy
- Paula Marie Collis
- Richard Hines since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Doris Wardle since 2012
- Esmond Faulks since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (9)
- John James Drydon Chair
- Benedict Loftus Bates
- Doris Wardle since 2012
- Edward J Brown
- Esmond Faulks since 2012
- Kelly Richardson since 2020
- Laura ANN Gilhespy
- Paula Marie Collis
- Richard Hines since 2022
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
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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
- 528101
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF 9 OCTOBER 1985AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 12 DEC 2017AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 08 MAR 2018
- Contact on the register
- 07513641342 · clerkshaftoecharities@outlook.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th 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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