Cardiff Further Education Trust Fund
What it does
1) Makes grants, subject to certain conditions, to students in Cardiff to enable them to continue their education. 2) Provides premises to certain educational establishments. 3) Makes an annual grant, subject to certain conditions to the University Of Wales Cardiff.
Its charitable purposes
THE BURSARIES SHALL BE AWARDED BY THE COUNCIL TO YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN RESIDENT IN THE CITY AND COUNTY BOROUGH OF CARDIFF WHO, IN THE OPINION OF THE COUNCIL, ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUCH PURPOSES, AND WHO HAVE FOR NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS BEEN APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL , WITH A PREFERENCE FOR SUCH CANDIDATES ELIGIBLE AS AFORESAID AS ARE ALSO QUALIFIED BY A PREVIOUS PERIOD OF ATTENDANCE AT A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THE SAID CITY AND COUNTY BOROUGH.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
Area of benefit in its governing document: City and County Borough of Cardiff
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £205,208 and spent £74,613.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £205,208 | £74,613 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £196,834 | £34,973 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £156,663 | £17,541 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £113,585 | £32,015 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £118,867 | £100,358 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 73%, from £118,867 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £205,208 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 36% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
23 January 2024, Cardiff
Named in an agenda item or minute of Governance and Audit Committee
Audit and Investigation Team - Progress Update
Trustees
1 trustee runs the charity.
- The County Council of the City and County of CardiffOrganisation
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 29 January 2026, 2 days early | Received 29 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 30 January 2025, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 30 January 2024, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 29 August 2023, 210 days late | Received 29 August 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 19 January 2022, 12 days early | Received 19 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 525512
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 10 March 1967
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 9TH NOVEMBER 1955 AS VARIED BY SCHEME DATED 9TH MAY 1966
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.